Reps Menendez and Houchin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Americans from Scams

Representatives Rob Menendez (D-NJ-08) and Erin Houchin (R-IN-09) led 11 of their colleagues in introducing the Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act, bipartisan legislation to protect Americans from the growing wave of fraud and financial deception costing families billions each year. The Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act directs the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to convene an interagency task force to develop a comprehensive national scam prevention strategy to improve consumer education, foster collaboration with international partners, and support victims of scams. The task force will collaborate with banks, tech companies, social media platforms, state attorneys general and local law enforcement to detect and disrupt scams more effectively. The bill was co-sponsored by Reps. Troy Carter (LA-02), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Angie Craig (MN-02), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-At-Large), Robin Kelly (IL-02), Jennifer McClellan (VA-02), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Mike Thompson (CA-04), Derek Tran (CA-45), and George Whitesides (CA-27).