H. Res. 392 — Supporting the designation of May 13, 2021, as National Senior Fraud Awareness Day
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House Resolution 392 supports the designation of May 13, 2021, as National Senior Fraud Awareness Day to raise awareness about fraudulent scams targeted at seniors in the United States. Bass submitted it on May 13, 2021, with cosponsors listed beginning with Axne, and it was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. A preamble states that the Government Accountability Office has estimated that seniors lose $2,900,000,000 each year, and that the fraud hotline of the Special Committee on Aging of the Senate has received more than 10,000 complaints since 2013. The House of Representatives would recognize that law enforcement, consumer protection groups, area agencies on aging, and financial institutions play vital roles in preventing and educating seniors about scams.
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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 392
Supporting the designation of May 13, 2021, as ‘‘National Senior Fraud
Awareness Day’’ to raise awareness about the increasing number of
fraudulent scams targeted at seniors in the United States, to encourage
the implementation of policies to prevent those scams from happening,
and to improve protections from those scams for seniors.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 13, 2021
Ms. BASS (for herself, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. CÁRDENAS, Mr. CARSON, Ms. DEAN,
Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. HIGGINS of New
York, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Ms. NORTON, Ms.
BONAMICI, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) submitted the following resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
RESOLUTION
Supporting the designation of May 13, 2021, as ‘‘National
Senior Fraud Awareness Day’’ to raise awareness about
the increasing number of fraudulent scams targeted at
seniors in the United States, to encourage the implemen-
tation of policies to prevent those scams from happening,
and to improve protections from those scams for seniors.
Whereas millions of individuals age 65 or older (referred to
in this preamble as ‘‘seniors’’) in the United States are
targeted by scams each year, including Social Security
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impersonation scams and Internal Revenue Service im-
personation scams, sweepstakes scams, romance scams,
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computer tech support scams, grandparent scams, debt
scams, home improvement scams, fraudulent investment
schemes, pet scams, and identity theft;
Whereas other types of fraud perpetrated against seniors in-
clude health care fraud, health insurance fraud, counter-
feit prescription drug fraud, funeral and cemetery fraud,
‘‘anti-aging’’ product fraud, telemarketing fraud, and
internet fraud;
Whereas scammers are, as of the date of adoption of this res-
olution, exploiting the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID–19) pandemic to prey on seniors through a vari-
ety of scams, including Economic Impact Payment
scams, test kit scams, contact tracing scams, work-from-
home scams, and COVID–19 vaccine survey scams;
Whereas the Government Accountability Office has estimated
that seniors lose a staggering $2,900,000,000 each year
to an ever-growing array of financial exploitation schemes
and scams;
Whereas, since 2013, the fraud hotline of the Special Com-
mittee on Aging of the Senate has received more than
10,000 complaints reporting possible scams from individ-
uals in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
Whereas the ease with which criminals contact seniors
through the internet and telephone increases as more cre-
ative schemes emerge;
Whereas, according to the Consumer Sentinel Network Data
Book 2020 released by the Federal Trade Commission,
people age 60 or older reported losing $592,000,000 to
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fraud in 2020, with a median loss for victims age 80 or
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older of $1,300, nearly 4 times the median amount lost
by those victims between the ages of 50 and 59;
Whereas senior fraud is underreported by victims due to
shame, stigma, and lack of information about where to
report fraud; and
Whereas May 13, 2021, is an appropriate day to establish as
‘‘National Senior Fraud Awareness Day’’: Now, there-
fore, be it
1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
2 (1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Sen-
3 ior Fraud Awareness Day’’;
4 (2) recognizes National Senior Fraud Aware-
5 ness Day as an opportunity to raise awareness about
6 the barrage of scams that individuals age 65 or
7 older (referred to in this resolution as ‘‘seniors’’) in
8 the United States face in person, by mail, on the
9 phone, and online;
10 (3) recognizes that law enforcement, consumer
11 protection groups, area agencies on aging, and fi-
12 nancial institutions all play vital roles in—
13 (A) preventing the proliferation of scams
14 targeting seniors in the United States; and
15 (B) educating seniors about those scams;
16 (4) encourages—
17 (A) the implementation of policies to pre-
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1 (B) the improvement of efforts to protect
2 seniors from those scams; and
3 (5) honors the commitment and dedication of
4 the individuals and organizations that work tirelessly
5 to fight against scams targeting seniors.
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