Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5967 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5967

    To direct the Federal Trade Commission, in conjunction with the 
  Department of Justice, to convene an interagency task force for the 
          purpose of addressing scams, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 2025

 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mrs. Houchin, Ms. Craig, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. 
Norton, Mr. Whitesides, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. 
   Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, and Mr. Subramanyam) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Federal Trade Commission, in conjunction with the 
  Department of Justice, to convene an interagency task force for the 
          purpose of addressing scams, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strategic Task Force on Scam 
Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. TASK FORCE.

    (a) Establishment.--The Federal Trade Commission, in conjunction 
with the Department of Justice, shall convene an interagency task force 
for the purpose of addressing scams.
    (b) Composition.--The task force convened under subsection (a) 
shall include representatives from each of the following:
            (1) The Department of Homeland Security, including the 
        United States Secret Service.
            (2) The Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau 
        of Investigation.
            (3) The Department of State.
            (4) The Department of the Treasury.
            (5) The Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (6) The Federal Communications Commission.
            (7) The Federal Trade Commission.
            (8) The Securities and Exchange Commission.
            (9) The Social Security Administration.
            (10) The United States Postal Service.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) In general.--The task force convened under subsection 
        (a) shall develop and implement a national strategy to address 
        scams that includes--
                    (A) utilization of--
                            (i) the Consumer Sentinel Network of the 
                        Federal Trade Commission; and
                            (ii) the Internet Crime Complaint Center of 
                        the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
                    (B) public education;
                    (C) coordination with industry entities, including 
                providers of online platforms;
                    (D) enforcement actions using existing authorities, 
                including authorities with respect to money laundering, 
                human trafficking, and fraud;
                    (E) coordination with international partners; and
                    (F) strategies to reduce the systemic risk of 
                financial losses as a result of scams and improve 
                recovery resources for victims of scams.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the task force convened under subsection 
        (a) shall submit to Congress, and make available to the public, 
        a report on the actions taken by the task force pursuant to 
        paragraph (1).
    (d) Consultation.--In carrying out the duties specified in 
subsection (c), the task force convened under subsection (a) shall 
consult with representatives of the following:
            (1) Consumer advocacy organizations that address fraud and 
        scams.
            (2) Industry, including the following industry sectors:
                    (A) Banking.
                    (B) Consumer-facing generative artificial 
                intelligence applications.
                    (C) Cryptocurrency.
                    (D) Dating applications.
                    (E) Peer-to-peer payment platforms.
                    (F) Search engines.
                    (G) Social media.
                    (H) Communications equipment manufacturers.
                    (I) Communications providers.
            (3) State attorneys general.
            (4) State securities commissions (including State agencies 
        and offices that perform similar functions).
            (5) Local law enforcement entities.
    (e) Termination.--The task force convened under subsection (a) 
shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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