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H.R.7215

Stop SCAMS Act Stop Schemes, Cyberfraud, Abuse, Manipulation, and Swindles Act

Introduced·1/22/26

Stop SCAMS Act mandates a governmentwide strategy to counter scams and improve data collection.

The Stop SCAMS Act requires the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and the Federal Trade Commission to develop and implement a governmentwide strategy to counter scams. The agencies must adopt a single definition of scam and various scam types, and explore ways to harmonize data collection to better identify scams. The Bureau and the Commission must report an estimate of the number of complaints received by each agency relating to scams each year and the estimated dollar losses associated with such scams.

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History

Jan 22

House

Introduced in House

Jan 22

House

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, 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.