National Strategy for Combating Scams Act of 2025
Congress directs FBI to lead national anti-scam strategy, aiming for faster warnings and better coordination
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Creates an FBI-led working group to write a nationwide plan to prevent and respond to scams, with many federal agencies involved.
- Requires the plan to include input from scam survivors, older adults, people with disabilities, law enforcement, and industries like banks and phone companies.
- Pushes for easier, more consistent scam reporting and better data sharing so agencies can spot patterns and act faster.
- Calls for rapid public warnings about new scam threats and better coordination with businesses to block scam calls, messages, and payments.
- After the strategy is published, the FBI, FTC, and CFPB must use a shared definition of “scam,” and the strategy must be updated at least every 5 years.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
National Strategy for Combating Scams Act of 2025
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