,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjbj,mrs4  
,axne 7for herself and ,ms4 ,waters7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
establish the ,consumer and ,investor   
,fraud ,working ,group to help protect  
consumers and investors from fraud      
during the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 to     
assist consumers and investors affected 
by such fraud1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,covid-#ai ,fraud ,prevention  
,act4  #b4 ,consumer and ,investor      
,fraud ,working ,group  7a7             
,establishment ,not later than the end  
of the #cj-;day period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,director of the ,bureau of ,consumer   
,financial ,protection and the          
,securities and ,exchange ,commission   
shall1 jointly1 establish a working     
group to be known as the ,consumer and  

,investor ,fraud ,working ,group 7the   
,working ,group74  7b7 ,duties ,the     
,working ,group shall facilitate        
collaboration between the ,bureau of    
,consumer ,financial ,protection and the
 ,securities and ,exchange ,commission  
on-- 7#a7 providing resources to        
consumers and investors to avoid fraud  
during the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2  7#b7  
providing resources1 including          
information on the availability of legal
 aid resources1 to consumers and        
investors who have been adversely       
impacted by such fraud2 and  7#c7 such  
other topics as the ,working ,group     
determines appropriate4  7c7 ,reports   
,the ,working ,group shall issue a      
monthly report to the ,congress         
summarizing-- 7#a7 the resources made   
publicly available to consumers by the  
,working ,group2  7#b7 any public       
enforcement action taken jointly or     
individually by any member of the       
,working ,group2  7#c7 the number and   
description of consumer complaints      

received by the ,bureau of ,consumer    
,financial ,protection and the          
,securities and ,exchange ,commission   
regarding fraud related to the          
,,covid-#ai pandemic2 and  7#d7 any     
other actions of the ,working ,group4   
7d7 ,reports ,the ,working ,group shall 
issue a monthly report to the ,congress 
on the progress of the ,working ,group1 
and the actions taken by the ,working   
,group4  7e7 ,sunset ,this section shall
 cease to have any force or effect on   
and after ,december #ca1 #bjba4