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To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to modify and improve that Act.
Summary
- Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish training for US diplomatic personnel assigned to countries with significant online scam activity targeting Americans
- Training must address transnational criminal organizations conducting scams, online scam centers, human trafficking operations, and foreign government complicity and corruption related to scam activities
- Training should identify diplomatic methods to identify, prevent, and respond to online scam activities targeting American citizens
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Sarah Mcbride’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION $28,000
- GOOGLE LLC $25,863
- NULL $17,300
- YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT & TAYLOR LLP $16,225
- UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE $15,745
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Sarah Mcbride → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jun 23, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- Jun 23, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 23, 2026
Ms. McBride (for herself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to modify and improve that Act.
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 “Stop Scamming Americans Act”.
SEC. 2. FOREIGN SCAM SYNDICATES TRAINING.
Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(f) Foreign Scam Syndicates Training.—
“(1) In general.—The Secretary may establish training for chiefs of mission, deputy chiefs of mission, and Foreign Service officers who will be assigned to a country that, as determined by the Secretary, is home to significant online scam activity targeting Americans, on appropriate training on matters related to online scam activity.
“(2) Matters to be included.—The training required under paragraph (1)—
“(A) should address—
“(i) transnational criminal organizations conducting the scams;
“(ii) online scam centers and human trafficking inside such centers; and
“(iii) foreign government complicity and corruption; and
“(B) should identify diplomatic methods to identify, prevent, and respond to such activities.”. <all>
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