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House Bill 446
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act
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Passed House on Apr 15, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 25, 2021
Latest Action
Apr 19, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
446
Congress
117
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Robin Kelly
Illinois
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Connecticut
Democrat
Nikema Williams
Georgia
Democrat
Michael San Nicolas
Guam
Democrat
Kaiali'i Kahele
Hawaii
Democrat
Sean Casten
Illinois
Democrat
Cynthia Axne
Iowa
Republican
Troy Balderson
Ohio
Republican
Brian Fitzpatrick
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee
Texas
Republican
Van Taylor
Texas
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on April 15, 2021
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
110
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act

This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to report on, and increase awareness regarding, scams targeting older adults. Specifically, the commission must

  • report on the number and type of scams that target older adults and provide policy recommendations to prevent such scams;
  • revise the commission's web portal with current information about such scams, including contact information for law enforcement and adult protective services agencies; and
  • coordinate with media outlets and law enforcement to disseminate such information.
Text (3)
Referred in Senate
April 19, 2021
Engrossed in House
April 15, 2021
Introduced in House
January 25, 2021
Related Bills (1)
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
4
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 15
Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
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CRS
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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House
Actions (12)
04/19/2021
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
04/15/2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
04/15/2021
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 8 (Roll no. 110). (text: 04/14/2021 CR H1760)
04/15/2021
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 8 (Roll no. 110).(text: 04/14/2021 CR H1760)
04/15/2021
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1829-1830)
04/14/2021
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.
04/14/2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 446.
04/14/2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1760-1761)
04/14/2021
Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
02/02/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
01/25/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
01/25/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 7:58:48 PM
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