One Front Door for Elder Fraud Act of 2026

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Democrat · WA · Representative

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• Tom Barrett (R-MI-7)Original· 2026-10-15

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-10-15

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10829 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10829 To direct the Elder Justice Coordinator of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a website and hotline for victims of fraud and scams directed at elders, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 15, 2026 Ms. Perez (for herself and Mr. Barrett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Elder Justice Coordinator of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a website and hotline for victims of fraud and scams directed at elders, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``One Front Door for Elder Fraud Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF WEBSITE AND HOTLINE FOR VICTIMS OF SCAMS AND FRAUDS OF ELDERS. (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Elder Justice Coordinator of the Federal Trade Commission, in coordination with the National Elder Justice Coordinator of the Department of Justice, shall establish a website and hotline for victims of fraud and scams directed at elders. (b) Requirements.-- (1) General requirements.--The website and hotline established by subsection (a) shall-- (A) be available 24 hours and 7 days a week; (B) allow an individual to submit a message with respect to-- (i) a complaint regarding any fraud or scam directed at elders with respect to the individual or a loved one of the individual; (ii) a phone call, letter, or email purporting to be from the Federal Government that the individual or loved one received to verify whether such phone call, letter, or email is genuine or relevant to such a fraud or scam; or (iii) a request for direction to an appropriate agency or State or local government for additional assistance with such complaint, phone call, letter, email, or other similar matter relating to such a fraud or scam; and (C) not later than 1 day after the date on which an individual submits a message pursuant to subparagraph (B), provide to the individual a confirmation that the message was received. (2) Additional requirements for website.--The website established pursuant to subsection (a) shall-- (A) prominently display the phone number for the hotline established pursuant to subsection (a); and (B) provide digital resources with respect to combatting the most common types of fraud and scams directed at elders, including any relevant resources of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Trade Commission, Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Communications Commission, Office of Management and Budget, Department of Defense, Department of Education, and Department of State. (c) Elder Defined.--In this section, the term ``elder'' has the meaning given that term in section 2011 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397j). <all>

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