,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ba1 #bjbj,ms4 
,kelly of ,illinois 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,marshall1 and ,mr4 ,casten of          
,illinois7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,federal ,trade 
,commission to submit a report to       
,congress on scams targeting seniors1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protecting ,seniors from ,emergency    
,scams ,act4  #b4 ,,ftc report on scams 
targeting seniors during emergencies    
,not later than #cj days after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal 
,trade ,commission 7referred to in this 
,act as the ,commission7 shall submit a 
report to ,congress including-- 7#a7 a  
description of the number and types of  
scams identified by the ,commission as  
being targeted at senior citizens2 and  
7#b7 policy recommendations to prevent  

such scams1 especially as such scams    
relate to future national emergencies4  
#c4 ,increasing awareness of scams      
targeting seniors  7a7 ,in general ,as  
soon as practicable after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission 
shall update its web portal to include  
the latest information1 searchable by   
region and type of scam1 on scams       
targeting seniors1 including contacts   
for relevant law enforcement and adult  
protective service agencies4  7b7       
,coordination with media outlets and law
 enforcement ,the ,commission shall work
 with media outlets and law enforcement 
to distribute the information included  
in the web portal of the ,commission    
pursuant to subsection 7a7 to senior    
citizens and their families and         
caregivers4