IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1229 
Supporting the designation of May 15, 2024, as ‘‘National Senior Fraud 
Awareness Day’’ to raise awareness about the increasing number of 
fraudulent scams targeted at seniors in the United States, to encourage 
the implementation of policies to prevent those scams from happening, 
and to improve protections from those scams for seniors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2024 
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, and Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the designation of May 15, 2024, as ‘‘National 
Senior Fraud Awareness Day’’ to raise awareness about 
the increasing number of fraudulent scams targeted at 
seniors in the United States, to encourage the implemen-
tation of policies to prevent those scams from happening, 
and to improve protections from those scams for seniors. 
Whereas millions of individuals age 65 or older (referred to 
in this preamble as ‘‘seniors’’) in the United States are 
targeted by scams each year, including vacation scams, 
Social Security impersonation scams and Internal Rev-
enue Service impersonation scams, other government 
agency impersonation scams, veterans benefits scams, 
health and benefits scams, sweepstakes scams, romance 
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scams, computer tech support scams, grandparent and 
person-in-need scams, debt collection scams, home im-
provement scams, fraudulent investment schemes, pet 
scams, job opportunity scams, timeshare exit scams, and 
identity theft; 
Whereas other types of fraud perpetrated against seniors in-
clude Medicare impersonation fraud, health care fraud, 
health insurance fraud, counterfeit prescription drug 
fraud, funeral and cemetery fraud, ‘‘anti-aging’’ product 
fraud, telemarketing fraud, charity and disaster scams, 
internet fraud, and cyberattacks; 
Whereas the Government Accountability Office has estimated 
that seniors lose a staggering $2,900,000,000 each year 
to an ever-growing array of financial exploitation schemes 
and scams; 
Whereas, since 2013, the Fraud Hotline of the Special Com-
mittee on Aging of the Senate has received more than 
10,000 complaints reporting possible scams from individ-
uals in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
Whereas the ease with which criminals contact seniors 
through the internet and telephone increases as more cre-
ative schemes emerge and scammers employ new tech-
nologies, such as artificial intelligence and ‘‘spoofing’’ of 
caller ID information, to fraudulently gain the trust of 
seniors; 
Whereas, according to the Consumer Sentinel Network Data 
Book 2023 released by the Federal Trade Commission, 
individuals age 60 or older reported losing almost 
$2,000,000,000 to fraud in 2023, with a median loss for 
victims age 80 or older of $1,450, more than 3 times the 
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median amount lost by those victims between the ages of 
50 and 59; 
Whereas senior fraud is underreported by victims due to 
shame, stigma, and lack of information about where to 
report fraud; and 
Whereas May 15, 2024, is an appropriate day to establish as 
‘‘National Senior Fraud Awareness Day’’: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Sen-
ior Fraud Awareness Day’’; 
(2) recognizes National Senior Fraud Aware-
ness Day as an opportunity to raise awareness about 
the barrage of scams that individuals age 65 or 
older (referred to in this resolution as ‘‘seniors’’) in 
the United States face in person, by mail, on the 
phone, via text message, and online; 
(3) recognizes that law enforcement agencies, 
consumer protection groups, area agencies on aging, 
and financial institutions all play vital roles in— 
(A) preventing the proliferation of scams 
targeting seniors in the United States; and 
(B) educating seniors about those scams; 
(4) encourages— 
(A) the implementation of policies to pre-
vent scams targeting seniors; and 
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(B) the improvement of efforts to protect 
seniors from those scams; and 
(5) honors the commitment and dedication of 
the individuals and organizations that work tirelessly 
to fight against scams targeting seniors. 
Æ 
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