Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act

Bill: 117-hr-5914
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2021-11-09 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Aging
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Insurance industry and regulation
Marketing and advertising
Performance measurement
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: 

Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act 

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise revises the Senior Investor Protection Grant Program. The bill moves the program from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the Securities and Exchange Commission, establishes a task force to oversee the program, and eliminates certain grant eligibility requirements.

action_date: 2022-05-10
text: 

Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act 

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise revises the Senior Investor Protection Grant Program. The bill moves the program from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the Securities and Exchange Commission, establishes a task force to oversee the program, and eliminates certain grant eligibility requirements.

action_date: 2022-05-11
text: 

Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act 

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise revises the Senior Investor Protection Grant Program. The bill moves the program from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to the Securities and Exchange Commission, establishes a task force to oversee the program, and eliminates certain grant eligibility requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-05-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 371 - 48 (Roll no. 157). (text: 05/10/2022 CR H4744-4745)
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Passed/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): 371 - 48 (Roll no. 157).
action_date: 2022-05-11
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4836-4837)
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: At 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.
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5914.
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4744-4746)
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Mr. Garcia (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 235.
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-315.
action_date: 2022-05-10
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-315.
action_date: 2021-11-16
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2021-11-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-11-09
text: Introduced in House