S. 149: Stop Senior Scams Act
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S. 149: Stop Senior Scams Act
116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-16 · Commerce · Latest: Held at the desk.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Held at the desk. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Stop Senior Scams Act
Plain summary
Stop Senior Scams Act This bill establishes a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Group, which shall create model educational materials to educate employees of retailers, financial-services companies, and wire-transfer companies on how to identify and prevent scams that affect seniors.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · 2 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 149, Stop Senior Scams Act (2019-08-06)
Cosponsors on this site
Jerry Moran (R-KS)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s149.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>
Record fed-us-cong116-s149 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116