{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-446","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 446","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require the Federal Trade Commission to submit a report to Congress on scams targeting seniors, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require the Federal Trade Commission to submit a report to Congress on scams targeting seniors, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-01-25","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2021-04-15","vote":{"id":"117-2021-h110","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act","result":"Passed","yea":413,"nay":8,"present":0,"not_voting":8,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll110.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.","date":"2021-04-19"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-04-15","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to report on, and increase awareness regarding, scams targeting older adults. Specifically, the commission must"},{"k":"li","t":"report on the number and type of scams that target older adults and provide policy recommendations to prevent such scams;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"revise the commission's web portal with current information about such scams, including contact information for law enforcement and adult protective services agencies; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"coordinate with media outlets and law enforcement to disseminate such information.","d":1}],"words":82},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Federal Trade Commission to report to Congress on scams targeting senior citizens and to update its web portal and share information about those scams.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/446/text/eh#H869BB57FAD1F43F9BFE3EA364D7837DC"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/446/text/eh#H6258DE16BC89429A8849DFFE65703A46"}]},"core_areas":["Federal Trade Commission report on scams targeting senior citizens","Federal Trade Commission web portal information on scams targeting seniors"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Federal Trade Commission to submit a report to Congress not later than 30 days after the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/446/text/eh#H869BB57FAD1F43F9BFE3EA364D7837DC"}},{"text":"Requires the report to describe the number and types of scams the Commission has identified as targeted at senior citizens.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/446/text/eh#H869BB57FAD1F43F9BFE3EA364D7837DC"}},{"text":"Requires the report to include policy recommendations to prevent such scams, especially as they relate to future national emergencies.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/446/text/eh#H869BB57FAD1F43F9BFE3EA364D7837DC"}},{"text":"Requires the Commission, as soon as practicable after enactment, to update its web portal with the latest information on scams targeting seniors, searchable by region and type of scam.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/446/text/eh#H6258DE16BC89429A8849DFFE65703A46"}},{"text":"Requires the updated web portal to include contacts for relevant law enforcement and adult protective service agencies.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/446/text/eh#H6258DE16BC89429A8849DFFE65703A46"}},{"text":"Requires the Commission to work with media outlets and law enforcement to distribute the web portal information to senior citizens and their families and caregivers.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/446/text/eh#H6258DE16BC89429A8849DFFE65703A46"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2021-04-15","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/446/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/446","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/446/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-446.png","v":"072b6343aeff","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 446, 117th Congress: Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act. House: 413 Yea, 8 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 15 Apr 2021."}}