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Union Calendar No. 488 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2610 
[Report No. 116–590] 
To establish a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Council to collect and 
disseminate model educational materials useful in identifying and pre-
venting scams that affect seniors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 9, 2019 
Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Mr. WALBERG) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. DEFA-
ZIO, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. BRINDISI, Mr. 
CASE, Ms. MENG, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. 
MCADAMS, Ms. OMAR, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mr. RUSH, Ms. FINKENAUER, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. KELLY of 
Illinois, Mr. LUJA´N, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, 
Mr. WELCH, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. COX of California, Mr. LARSON 
of Connecticut, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. 
ADAMS, and Mr. TAYLOR 
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NOVEMBER 16, 2020 
Reported with amendments; committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 9, 2019] 
A BILL 
To establish a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Council 
to collect and disseminate model educational materials 
useful in identifying and preventing scams that affect 
seniors. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Fraud and Scam Reduction Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Commission defined. 
TITLE I—PREVENTING CONSUMER SCAMS DIRECTED AT SENIORS 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Group. 
TITLE II—SENIOR FRAUD ADVISORY OFFICE 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Senior Fraud Advisory Office. 
TITLE III—PREVENTING THE TARGETING OF SENIORS DURING 
EMERGENCIES 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. FTC report on scams targeting seniors during emergencies. 
Sec. 303. Increasing awareness of scams targeting seniors. 
TITLE IV—PREVENTING SCAMS TARGETING INDIAN TRIBES 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. FTC report on unfair or deceptive acts or practices targeting Indian 
Tribes. 
TITLE V—ENHANCING CONSUMER PROTECTION ENFORCEMENT 
Sec. 501. Short title. 
Sec. 502. Unfair and deceptive practices cooperation study. 
SEC. 2. COMMISSION DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Commission’’ means the Federal 
Trade Commission. 
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