Supporting the designation of May 15, 2023, as “National Senior Fraud Awareness Day” to raise awareness about the increasing number of fraudulent scams targeted at seniors in the United States, to encourage the implementation of policies to prevent those scams from happening, and to improve protections from those scams for seniors.

S. Res. 217 · 118th Congress · May 17, 2023 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Supporting the designation of May 15, 2023, as National Senior Fraud Awareness Day to raise awareness about the increasing number of fraudulent scams targeted at seniors in the United States, to encourage the implementation of policies to prevent those scams from happening, and to improve protections from those scams for seniors.

That the Senate—

(1)

supports the designation of May 15, 2023, as “National Senior Fraud Awareness Day”;

(2)

recognizes National Senior Fraud Awareness Day as an opportunity to raise awareness about the barrage of scams that individuals age 65 or older (referred to in this resolution as “seniors”) in the United States face in person, by mail, on the phone, via text message, and online;

(3)

recognizes that law enforcement agencies, consumer protection groups, area agencies on aging, and financial institutions all play vital roles in—

(A)

preventing the proliferation of scams targeting seniors in the United States; and

(B)

educating seniors about those scams;

(4)

encourages—

(A)

the implementation of policies to prevent scams targeting seniors; and

(B)

the improvement of efforts to protect seniors from those scams; and

(5)

honors the commitment and dedication of the individuals and organizations that work tirelessly to fight against scams targeting seniors.

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