A bill to protect seniors from fraud.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Aging, to provide to the Attorney General of each State and to publicly disseminate in each State, including to area agencies on aging, information designed to educate senior citizens and raise awareness about the dangers of fraud, including telemarketing and sweepstakes fraud. Directs the Secretary to give priority, in disseminating information, to areas with high incidents of fraud against senior citizens.
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) conduct a study to assist in developing new strategies to prevent and otherwise reduce the incidence of crimes against seniors; and (2) include as part of each National Crime Victimization Survey statistics related to crimes targeting or disproportionately affecting seniors, crime risk factors for seniors, and specific characteristics of the victims of crimes who are seniors.
Expresses the sense of Congress that State and local governments should fully incorporate fraud avoidance information and programs into programs that provide assistance to the aging.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10941-10942)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S10941-10942)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S10941-10942)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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.
Mr. Bachus moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11583-11584)
Enacted as Public Law 106-534
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3164.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H11583)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H11583)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 106-534.
Became Public Law No: 106-534.