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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5967 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission, in conjunction with the Department 
of Justice, to convene an interagency task force for the purpose of 
addressing scams, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2025 
Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Ms. CRAIG, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. WHITESIDES, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Mr. THOMPSON of Cali-
fornia, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, and Mr. 
SUBRAMANYAM) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission, in conjunction 
with the Department of Justice, to convene an inter-
agency task force for the purpose of addressing scams, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strategic Task Force 
on Scam Prevention Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Federal Trade Commis-
sion, in conjunction with the Department of Justice, shall 
convene an interagency task force for the purpose of ad-
dressing scams. 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The task force convened under 
subsection (a) shall include representatives from each of 
the following: 
(1) The Department of Homeland Security, in-
cluding the United States Secret Service. 
(2) The Department of Justice, including the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(3) The Department of State. 
(4) The Department of the Treasury. 
(5) The Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(6) The Federal Communications Commission. 
(7) The Federal Trade Commission. 
(8) The Securities and Exchange Commission. 
(9) The Social Security Administration. 
(10) The United States Postal Service. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The task force convened 
under subsection (a) shall develop and implement a 
national strategy to address scams that includes— 
(A) utilization of— 
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(i) the Consumer Sentinel Network of 
the Federal Trade Commission; and 
(ii) the Internet Crime Complaint 
Center of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion; 
(B) public education; 
(C) coordination with industry entities, in-
cluding providers of online platforms; 
(D) enforcement actions using existing au-
thorities, including authorities with respect to 
money laundering, human trafficking, and 
fraud; 
(E) coordination with international part-
ners; and 
(F) strategies to reduce the systemic risk 
of financial losses as a result of scams and im-
prove recovery resources for victims of scams. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the task force 
convened under subsection (a) shall submit to Con-
gress, and make available to the public, a report on 
the actions taken by the task force pursuant to 
paragraph (1). 
(d) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the duties spec-
ified in subsection (c), the task force convened under sub-
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section (a) shall consult with representatives of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Consumer advocacy organizations that ad-
dress fraud and scams. 
(2) Industry, including the following industry 
sectors: 
(A) Banking. 
(B) Consumer-facing generative artificial 
intelligence applications. 
(C) Cryptocurrency. 
(D) Dating applications. 
(E) Peer-to-peer payment platforms. 
(F) Search engines. 
(G) Social media. 
(H) Communications equipment manufac-
turers. 
(I) Communications providers. 
(3) State attorneys general. 
(4) State securities commissions (including 
State agencies and offices that perform similar func-
tions). 
(5) Local law enforcement entities. 
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(e) TERMINATION.—The task force convened under 
subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 10 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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