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Congress·Passed Senate·3 months ago

Senate Passes Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization Act to Combat Overseas Fraud and Trafficking

Also known as: Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization Act

Legislative Progress

✓ Filed
✓ Review
✓ Senate
House
President

Impacts

Mixed Impacts(1)
Federal Employee
Neutral
Positive Impacts(4)
Unemployment Benefits
Helps
Gig Worker
Helps
Student Loans
Helps
Student
Helps

Key Points

  • The United States government would build a global plan within 6 months to shut down overseas scam compounds that run online fraud and force people to commit crimes.
  • A new task force would coordinate agencies, track progress, name countries involved, and release a public update every year.
  • The President could freeze assets and block transactions of foreign people and companies that support these scams, starting about 6 months after the law takes effect.
  • Officials would study how to use seized money to repay United States victims and suggest a simple way to run that payback program.
  • The plan would work with tech firms and partner countries to stop fake job ads, help trafficking survivors, and crack down on money laundering. The law ends after 7 years unless renewed.
CybersecurityCriminal JusticeForeign PolicyNational SecurityConsumer Protection

Milestones

7 milestones11 actions
Dec 9, 2025House

Held at the desk.

Dec 9, 2025House

Received in the House.

Dec 9, 2025Senate

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 8, 2025Senate

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8533-8535; text: CR S8533--8535)

Dec 8, 2025

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

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Meta removes 134 million scam ads in 2025 amid expanding fraud crisis

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ABA Banking Journal·26 days ago

Podcast: How the SCAM Act would encourage platforms to go after scammers

This episode discusses the implications of the SCAM Act for the banking industry and digital platforms. The act's focus on dismantling foreign scam compounds and imposing financial sanctions is viewed as a critical step in reducing the $14 billion lost annually to cyber-enabled fraud.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization Act

Bill NumberS 2950
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionPassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(8)
D: 5R: 3

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