Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act
Latest action (16 Sep 2026): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 0.
What this bill does
H.R. 5967, the Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act, would direct the Federal Trade Commission, working with the Department of Justice, to convene an interagency task force to address scams affecting consumers. The task force would include representatives from ten federal agencies, including the Secret Service, FBI, State Department, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, FCC, SEC, Social Security Administration, and Postal Service. Its job would be to develop and carry out a national strategy covering data-sharing tools like the FTC's Consumer Sentinel Network and the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center, public education, coordination with online platforms and international partners, enforcement using existing fraud, money-laundering, and trafficking laws, and strategies to reduce financial losses and improve victim recovery. Within one year, the task force must report publicly to Congress on its actions.
The bill would affect federal agencies tasked with new coordination duties, as well as industries the task force must consult, including banks, cryptocurrency firms, dating apps, peer-to-peer payment platforms, search engines, social media companies, AI application providers, and telecommunications firms. State attorneys general, state securities regulators, local law enforcement, and consumer advocacy groups would also be consulted. Consumers who are targets or victims of scams are the intended beneficiaries. The task force would terminate ten years after enactment.
The bill was introduced November 7, 2025, by Rep. Robert Menendez with several cosponsors, and referred to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary. It has not yet been considered by either committee, and would need to pass the House, pass the Senate, and be signed by the President before becoming law.
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Official summary
The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on September 16, 2026.
Timeline
16 Sep 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 0.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 5967 do?
- H.R. 5967, the Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act, would direct the Federal Trade Commission, working with the Department of Justice, to convene an interagency task force to address scams affecting consumers. The task force would include representatives from ten federal agencies, including the Secret Service, FBI, State Department, Treasury, Veterans Affairs, FCC, SEC, Social Security Administration, and Postal Service. Its job would be to develop and carry out a national strategy covering data-sharing tools like the FTC's Consumer Sentinel Network and the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center, public education, coordination with online platforms and international partners, enforcement using existing fraud, money-laundering, and trafficking laws, and strategies to reduce financial losses and improve victim recovery. Within one year, the task force must report publicly to Congress on its actions. The bill would affect federal agencies tasked with new coordination duties, as well as industries the task force must consult, including banks, cryptocurrency firms, dating apps, peer-to-peer payment platforms, search engines, social media companies, AI application providers, and telecommunications firms. State attorneys general, state securities regulators, local law enforcement, and consumer advocacy groups would also be consulted. Consumers who are targets or victims of scams are the intended beneficiaries. The task force would terminate ten years after enactment. The bill was introduced November 7, 2025, by Rep. Robert Menendez with several cosponsors, and referred to the House Committees on Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary. It has not yet been considered by either committee, and would need to pass the House, pass the Senate, and be signed by the President before becoming law.
- Has H.R. 5967 become law?
- Not yet. As of 16 Sep 2026, H.R. 5967 is ordered reported.
- Who sponsored H.R. 5967?
- H.R. 5967 was sponsored by Rep. Robert Jacobsen Menendez [D-NJ8] (Democrat-NJ), with 16 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 5967?
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 0. (16 Sep 2026).
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