H.R. 1215 · 117th Congress

Fraud and Scam Reduction Act

Introduced on Feb 23, 2021 by Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE). 21 cosponsors, 7 of them from another party. Latest action (May 24, 2022): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 23, 2021
Cosponsors
21
7 from the other party
Policy area
Commerce
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To establish an office within the Federal Trade Commission and an outside advisory group to prevent fraud targeting seniors and to direct the Commission to include additional information in an annual report to Congress on fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Aging
  • Congressional oversight
  • Consumer affairs
  • Crime prevention
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Financial services and investments
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Government information and archives
  • Internet and video services
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Postal service
  • Retail and wholesale trades
  • State and local government operations
  • Telephone and wireless communication
  • Television and film

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Apr 15, 2021). Public domain.

Fraud and Scam Reduction Act

This bill expands activities to address mail, telephone, and internet fraud, particularly such scams targeting older adults.

The bill establishes a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Group, which must create model educational materials to educate employees of retailers, financial-services companies, and wire-transfer companies on how to identify and prevent scams that affect older adults.

Further, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must establish an advisory office in the Bureau of Consumer Protection to assist the FTC in monitoring scams targeting older adults, educating consumers, and receiving complaints.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Lisa Blunt RochesterD-DESponsor

Democrats · 14

Republicans · 7

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Apr 15, 2021· House· Passage· Passed 396–13

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 23, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 23, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 23, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Feb 24, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
  5. Apr 14, 2021 · HouseMr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  6. Apr 14, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1756-1758)
  7. Apr 14, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1215.
  8. Apr 14, 2021 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  9. Apr 15, 2021 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1825)
  10. Apr 15, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 13 (Roll no. 104).(text: 04/14/2021 CR H1756-1757)House · Roll call 104
  11. Apr 15, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 13 (Roll no. 104). (text: 04/14/2021 CR H1756-1757)House · Roll call 104
  12. Apr 15, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. Apr 19, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate.
  14. May 24, 2022 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.