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.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress, 2017–2019
This bill was introduced on January 11, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.
S. 81
(same title)
Passed Senate (House next) — Aug 2, 2017
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Deutch Announces Legislative Package to Protect Seniors, Veterans”
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Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL22]
(Sponsor)
on Jan 13, 2017
“Buchanan Earns High Marks for Bipartisanship”
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Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL16]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 7, 2018
History
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May 13, 2013
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1953 (113th). |
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Jun 3, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2633 (114th). |
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Jan 11, 2017
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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
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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). |
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Apr 12, 2019
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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.
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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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