SCAM Platform Act

Bill: 118-hr-10212
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2024-11-21
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action: action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10212 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 21, 2024 Mr. Curtis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Federal Communications Commission to provide an online tool that uses artificial intelligence to identify likely scams for the public, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Spam Communication Assessment and Mitigation Platform Act or the SCAM Platform Act . 2. Scam identification tool (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall provide on the website of the Commission a tool that uses artificial intelligence to assist the public in identifying likely scams. (b) Requirements The tool described in subsection (a) shall— (1) accept a submission from an individual in a variety of formats, including emails, text messages, website addresses, and scans or photographs of physical materials; (2) evaluate the likelihood that such submission is a scam; and (3) provide such submission a rating, on a scale to be determined by the Commission, that reflects the likelihood that such submission is a scam. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Artificial intelligence The term artificial intelligence has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 ( 15 U.S.C. 9401 ). (2) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (3) Scam The term scam means a scheme or artifice to defraud, including a communication that attempts through false or misleading information to induce a recipient to pay money, provide personal information, or otherwise act contrary to the interest of the recipient.