STOP Scams Against Seniors Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6426 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6426

  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
  authorize the use of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
 Assistance Grant Program to establish elder justice task forces, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2025

 Mr. Amo (for himself, Mr. Shreve, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Nehls, 
Mr. Magaziner, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. 
  Cleaver, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Norton, and Ms. 
   McBride) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
  authorize the use of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
 Assistance Grant Program to establish elder justice task forces, 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 ``Strengthening Task forces to Oppose 
Predatory Scams Against Seniors Act'' or the ``STOP Scams Against 
Seniors Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF BYRNE FUNDS FOR ELDER JUSTICE TASK FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
                    ``(J) Establishment, operation, and implementation 
                of elder justice task forces to address financial 
                exploitation, scams, and fraud that primarily targets 
                individuals who are 60 years of age or older, which 
                task forces may include or coordinate with State and 
                local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, adult 
                protective services professionals, and Federal agencies 
                (including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
                Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, 
                and the United States Secret Service).''.
    (b) Reports.--Subpart I of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 510. REPORTS ON ELDER JUSTICE TASK FORCES.

    ``(a) Recipient Report.--A recipient of a grant under this part 
that uses such grant for the purpose described in subparagraph (J) of 
section 501(a)(1) shall include along with any other report required to 
be submitted under this part (except for the reports required under 
section 508) the following:
            ``(1) The number of cases initiated by the elder justice 
        task force established using such funds during the grant 
        period.
            ``(2) The number of cases that were fully investigated and 
        brought to conclusion during such period.
            ``(3) The number of victims of fraud to whom the elder 
        justice task force provided support, legal assistance, or 
        restitution during such period.
            ``(4) For each victim described in paragraph (3) and case 
        described in paragraph (1), the type of scam and the method the 
        perpetrators used to make initial contact with the victim.
            ``(5) For each victim described in paragraph (3) and case 
        described in paragraph (1), any indicator of organized or 
        transnational criminal involvement.
    ``(b) Attorney General Report.--On an annual basis, the Attorney 
General shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives and of the Senate a report that contains a summary of 
the information received under subsection (a).''.
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