Veterans and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act of 2021
Summary
Veterans and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act of 2021 This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to designate a coordinator within the Bureau of Consumer Protection to advise the FTC on preventing fraud targeting military veterans and service members and to assist the FTC in monitoring the market for mail, television, internet, telemarketing, and recorded message telephone call (robocall) fraud targeting those individuals. The coordinator must (1) disseminate to veterans, service members, and their families and caregivers information about the most common fraud schemes, including methods of reporting complaints to the FTC; (2) make complaints immediately available to relevant law enforcement authorities; (3) publish information regarding the FTC's enforcement actions; and (4) maintain a website as a resource for information on fraud targeting those individuals.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 16, 2021
Last action Jul 19, 2021
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3
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Committee
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Jul 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
lower
Jul 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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