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H.R. 4483

Veterans and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act of 2021

Veterans and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act of 2021

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 regarding the FTC's enforcement actions; and (4) maintain a website as a resource for information on fraud targeting those individuals.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4](D-NY)Sponsor
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  1. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

    Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee
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    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  3. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

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    Introduced in House

Veterans and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act of 2021 — Informed