U.S. Congress - H.R.3040 Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009
H.R.3040 - Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009
To prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors in the United States, to promote efforts to increase public awareness of the enormous impact that mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud have on seniors, to educate the public, seniors, their families, and their caregivers about how to identify and combat fraudulent activity, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Official: To prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors in the United States, to promote efforts to increase public awareness of the enormous impact that mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud have on seniors, to educate the public, seniors, their families, and their caregivers about how to identify and combat fraudulent activity, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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Latest Action Jul 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Crim... Related Bills (0) & Issues (9)
Official Summary
6/25/2009--Introduced.Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2009 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC):(1) to disseminate to seniors and their families and caregivers information on mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors, including on ways of referring complaints to appropriate law enforcement agencies;
(2) in response to a request about a particular entity or individual, to provide publicly available information on any record of civil or criminal law enforcement action for such fraud; and
(3) to maintain a website as a resource for such individuals on those kinds of fraud. Directs the Attorney General to establish and administer a competitive grant program for mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud prevention education programs for senior citizens. Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to public awareness of the impact of such fraud on senior citizens.
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