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H.R. 444 (115th): Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

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To establish an advisory office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes.

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Theodore Deutch

Sponsor. Representative for Florida's 22nd congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jan 11, 2017
Length: 4 pages
Introduced
Jan 11, 2017
115th Congress, 2017–2019
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on January 11, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

See Instead

S. 81 (same title)
Passed Senate (House next) — Aug 2, 2017

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Congress.gov

History

May 13, 2013
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1953 (113th).
Jun 3, 2015
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2633 (114th).
Jan 11, 2017
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

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Aug 2, 2017
 
Companion Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 81 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 444 (115th).
Apr 12, 2019
 
Reintroduced Bill — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2301.

H.R. 444 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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