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STOP Scams Against Seniors Act
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to establish elder justice task forces, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to fund the establishment of elder justice task forces. These task forces are designed to address financial exploitation, scams, and fraud targeting individuals age 60 and older and can coordinate with state and local law enforcement, prosecutors, adult protective services, and federal agencies including the FBI, FTC, DOJ, and Secret Service. Grant recipients must report annually on the number of cases initiated and concluded, victims assisted, types of scams, methods used by perpetrators, and any indicators of organized or transnational criminal involvement. The Attorney General is required to submit an annual summary report to Congress based on the information received from grant recipients.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
20 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX)
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE)
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA)
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
Actions (2)
- Dec 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Dec 4, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 4, 2025
Mr. Amo (for himself, Mr. Shreve, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Magaziner, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Norton, and Ms. McBride) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to establish elder justice task forces, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Strengthening Task forces to Oppose Predatory Scams Against Seniors Act” or the “STOP Scams Against Seniors Act”.
SEC. 2. USE OF BYRNE FUNDS FOR ELDER JUSTICE TASK FORCES.
(a) In General.—Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(J) Establishment, operation, and implementation of elder justice task forces to address financial exploitation, scams, and fraud that primarily targets individuals who are 60 years of age or older, which task forces may include or coordinate with State and local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, adult protective services professionals, and Federal agencies (including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, and the United States Secret Service).”.
(b) Reports.—Subpart I of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 510. REPORTS ON ELDER JUSTICE TASK FORCES.
“(a) Recipient Report.—A recipient of a grant under this part that uses such grant for the purpose described in subparagraph (J) of section 501(a)(1) shall include along with any other report required to be submitted under this part (except for the reports required under section 508) the following:
“(1) The number of cases initiated by the elder justice task force established using such funds during the grant period.
“(2) The number of cases that were fully investigated and brought to conclusion during such period.
“(3) The number of victims of fraud to whom the elder justice task force provided support, legal assistance, or restitution during such period.
“(4) For each victim described in paragraph (3) and case described in paragraph (1), the type of scam and the method the perpetrators used to make initial contact with the victim.
“(5) For each victim described in paragraph (3) and case described in paragraph (1), any indicator of organized or transnational criminal involvement.
“(b) Attorney General Report.—On an annual basis, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and of the Senate a report that contains a summary of the information received under subsection (a).”. <all>
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