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Veterans and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4483| House 
| Updated: 7/19/2021
Kathleen M. Rice

Kathleen M. Rice

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (1)
Fred Upton (Republican)

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
  • July 16, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 16, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • July 19, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Commerce

Consumer affairsCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Fraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMarketing and advertisingMilitary personnel and dependentsPostal serviceTelephone and wireless communicationTelevision and filmVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Veterans and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4483| House 
| Updated: 7/19/2021
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.
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Timeline
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
  • July 16, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 16, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • July 19, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Kathleen M. Rice

Kathleen M. Rice

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (1)
Fred Upton (Republican)

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Commerce

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Consumer affairsCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Fraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMarketing and advertisingMilitary personnel and dependentsPostal serviceTelephone and wireless communicationTelevision and filmVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs