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National Strategy for Combating Scams Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-6425| House 
| Updated: 12/4/2025
Gabe Amo

Gabe Amo

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (10)
Gabe Vasquez (Democratic)Kristen McDonald Rivet (Democratic)Derek Schmidt (Republican)Brandon Gill (Republican)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)Troy E. Nehls (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Eric Sorensen (Democratic)Seth Magaziner (Democratic)Sarah McBride (Democratic)

Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation establishes a national strategy to combat scams by directing the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to assemble a working group within 90 days of enactment. This group will include representatives from over a dozen federal agencies, such as the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Departments of Health and Human Services, State, and Treasury, to ensure a coordinated federal response. The working group is tasked with developing a comprehensive National Strategy for Combating Scams, incorporating feedback from a wide array of community stakeholders, including scam survivors, older adults, law enforcement, and businesses. A key provision requires the strategy to establish a common definition of "scam" for use by the FBI, FTC, and CFPB, along with an analysis of its implications. The strategy will evaluate scam risks, identify evidence-based prevention methods, and define agency roles and responsibilities. It also mandates plans for improving consumer complaint reporting, deconflicting overlapping jurisdictional authorities, and enhancing data collection and aggregation across federal agencies, potentially utilizing artificial intelligence for data synthesis. Furthermore, the strategy must outline ways to increase coordination between federal and private sectors, including rapid data sharing and preemptive enforcement actions, and establish coordinated rapid response protocols for public warnings. It will also address coordination with State, local, and Tribal governments, international partners for cross-border enforcement, and support for victim recovery. Within one year of its establishment, the working group must submit the strategy to Congress and make it publicly available. The FBI, FTC, and CFPB are required to adopt the common definition of "scam" within one year of the strategy's publication. The strategy will be updated at least every five years to incorporate new feedback and refine the definition, ensuring an adaptive and effective national approach to combating scams.
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Timeline
Dec 4, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-3355
Introduced in Senate
Dec 4, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 4, 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • December 4, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-3355
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 4, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • December 4, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Commerce

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  • S 119-3355: National Strategy for Combating Scams Act of 2025

National Strategy for Combating Scams Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-6425| House 
| Updated: 12/4/2025
This legislation establishes a national strategy to combat scams by directing the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to assemble a working group within 90 days of enactment. This group will include representatives from over a dozen federal agencies, such as the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Departments of Health and Human Services, State, and Treasury, to ensure a coordinated federal response. The working group is tasked with developing a comprehensive National Strategy for Combating Scams, incorporating feedback from a wide array of community stakeholders, including scam survivors, older adults, law enforcement, and businesses. A key provision requires the strategy to establish a common definition of "scam" for use by the FBI, FTC, and CFPB, along with an analysis of its implications. The strategy will evaluate scam risks, identify evidence-based prevention methods, and define agency roles and responsibilities. It also mandates plans for improving consumer complaint reporting, deconflicting overlapping jurisdictional authorities, and enhancing data collection and aggregation across federal agencies, potentially utilizing artificial intelligence for data synthesis. Furthermore, the strategy must outline ways to increase coordination between federal and private sectors, including rapid data sharing and preemptive enforcement actions, and establish coordinated rapid response protocols for public warnings. It will also address coordination with State, local, and Tribal governments, international partners for cross-border enforcement, and support for victim recovery. Within one year of its establishment, the working group must submit the strategy to Congress and make it publicly available. The FBI, FTC, and CFPB are required to adopt the common definition of "scam" within one year of the strategy's publication. The strategy will be updated at least every five years to incorporate new feedback and refine the definition, ensuring an adaptive and effective national approach to combating scams.
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Timeline
Dec 4, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 119-3355
Introduced in Senate
Dec 4, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 4, 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • December 4, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 119-3355
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 4, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • December 4, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Gabe Amo

Gabe Amo

Democratic Representative

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (10)
Gabe Vasquez (Democratic)Kristen McDonald Rivet (Democratic)Derek Schmidt (Republican)Brandon Gill (Republican)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)Troy E. Nehls (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Eric Sorensen (Democratic)Seth Magaziner (Democratic)Sarah McBride (Democratic)

Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Commerce

Related Bills

  • S 119-3355: National Strategy for Combating Scams Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted