Senior Security Act of 2026
Latest action · Mar 11, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Senior Investor Initiative Act of 2026 or the Senior Security Act of 2026
This bill establishes the Senior Investor Taskforce within the Securities and Exchange Commission. The taskforce must report on topics relating to investors over the age of 65, including industry trends and serious issues impacting such investors, and make recommendations for legislative or regulatory actions to address problems encountered by senior investors.
The Government Accountability Office must report on the financial exploitation of senior citizens.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 11, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | David McCormick | Original | Mar 11, 2026 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 11, 2026 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Mar 11, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2026Introduced in Senate
- Mar 11, 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 119-446 | EMPOWERING SENIORS THROUGH FINANCIAL LITERACY: TOOLS TO PROTECT SAVINGS, PREVENT FRAUD, AND PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE94 pages | Aging (Special) Committee | Apr 15, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1469 | Senior Security Act of 2025 | Related bill | Jul 22, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to create an interdivisional taskforce at the Securities and Exchange Commission for senior investors.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Senior Security Act of 2026
- National Senior Investor Initiative Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2026Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.