A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to submit a report to Congress on scams targeting seniors, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Ordered Reported on Apr 28, 2021
The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on April 28, 2021.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Wicker, Hyde-Smith Mark Alcorn States 150th Anniversary”
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Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]
on May 19, 2021
“Senator Fischer Celebrates Nebraska Statehood Day”
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Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]
on Mar 1, 2021
“King Effort to Rescue Federal Trust Funds Passes Senate in All Night Vote Session”
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Sen. Angus King [I-ME]
on Feb 5, 2021
History
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Nov 18, 2020
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 3824 (116th). |
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Jan 22, 2021
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Introduced
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Apr 15, 2021
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Companion Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 446, possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 15. |
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Apr 28, 2021
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Signed by the President
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S. 15 is 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.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 15. This is the one from the 117th Congress.
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