I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6426 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
authorize the use of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
Assistance Grant Program to establish elder justice task forces, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2025 
Mr. AMO (for himself, Mr. SHREVE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. NEHLS, 
Mr. MAGAZINER, Mrs. KIM, Mr. SORENSEN, Mr. SCHMIDT, Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. BROWNLEY, 
Ms. NORTON, and Ms. MCBRIDE) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to authorize the use of funds under the 
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Pro-
gram to establish elder justice task forces, 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 ‘‘Strengthening Task 
forces to Oppose Predatory Scams Against Seniors Act’’ 
or the ‘‘STOP Scams Against Seniors Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. USE OF BYRNE FUNDS FOR ELDER JUSTICE TASK 
FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10152(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(J) Establishment, operation, and imple-
mentation of elder justice task forces to address 
financial exploitation, scams, and fraud that 
primarily targets individuals who are 60 years 
of age or older, which task forces may include 
or coordinate with State and local law enforce-
ment agencies, prosecutors, adult protective 
services professionals, and Federal agencies (in-
cluding the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
the Federal Trade Commission, the Department 
of Justice, and the United States Secret Serv-
ice).’’. 
(b) REPORTS.—Subpart I of part E of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 510. REPORTS ON ELDER JUSTICE TASK FORCES. 
‘‘(a) RECIPIENT REPORT.—A recipient of a grant 
under this part that uses such grant for the purpose de-
scribed in subparagraph (J) of section 501(a)(1) shall in-
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clude along with any other report required to be submitted 
under this part (except for the reports required under sec-
tion 508) the following: 
‘‘(1) The number of cases initiated by the elder 
justice task force established using such funds dur-
ing the grant period. 
‘‘(2) The number of cases that were fully inves-
tigated and brought to conclusion during such pe-
riod. 
‘‘(3) The number of victims of fraud to whom 
the elder justice task force provided support, legal 
assistance, or restitution during such period. 
‘‘(4) For each victim described in paragraph (3) 
and case described in paragraph (1), the type of 
scam and the method the perpetrators used to make 
initial contact with the victim. 
‘‘(5) For each victim described in paragraph (3) 
and case described in paragraph (1), any indicator 
of organized or transnational criminal involvement. 
‘‘(b) ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORT.—On an annual 
basis, the Attorney General shall submit to the Commit-
tees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and 
of the Senate a report that contains a summary of the 
information received under subsection (a).’’. 
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