S. Res. 214, Supporting the Designation of May 13, 2021, as National Senior Fraud Awareness Day
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S. Res. 214 is a Senate resolution submitted May 13, 2021 by Collins, for herself and the other senators named in the heading, supporting the designation of May 13, 2021, as National Senior Fraud Awareness Day. The heading records that it was considered and agreed to. Its preamble states that millions of individuals age 65 or older in the United States are targeted by scams each year, that the Government Accountability Office has estimated that seniors lose $2,900,000,000 each year, and that, according to the Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2020, people age 60 or older reported losing $592,000,000 to fraud in 2020. The resolved clauses support the designation and encourage policies to prevent scams targeting seniors.
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“S. Res. 214, Supporting the Designation of May 13, 2021, as National Senior Fraud Awareness Day.”
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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. RES. 214
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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 13, 2021
Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. CASEY, Mr. SCOTT of South Caro-
lina, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. BRAUN, Mr.
WARNOCK, and Ms. ROSEN) submitted the following resolution; which
was considered and agreed to
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
impersonation scams and Internal Revenue Service im-
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personation scams, sweepstakes scams, romance scams,
computer tech support scams, grandparent scams, debt
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collection scams, home improvement scams, fraudulent
investment schemes, pet scams, and identity theft;
Whereas other types of fraud perpetrated against seniors in-
clude Medicare impersonation fraud, health care fraud,
health insurance fraud, counterfeit 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, vaccine 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 Senate—
2 (1) supports the designation of May 13, 2021,
3 as ‘‘National Senior 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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