118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6350Veteran and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act

To establish a coordinator within the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud and scams targeting or adversely affecting military veterans and servicemembers, and for other purposes.

Commerce
Introduced Nov 9, 2023
Last action Nov 10, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

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 regar...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Nov 10, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
Nov 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.