[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 584 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 584
Designating March 7, 2024, as ``National Slam the Scam Day'' to raise
awareness about pervasive government imposter scams and to promote
education to prevent government imposter scams.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 8, 2024
Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Scott of Florida, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Braun) submitted the following
resolution; which was considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Designating March 7, 2024, as ``National Slam the Scam Day'' to raise
awareness about pervasive government imposter scams and to promote
education to prevent government imposter scams.
Whereas hundreds of thousands of individuals in the United States are targeted
by government imposter scams each year, including Social Security-
related and Internal Revenue Service-related government imposter scams;
Whereas government imposter scams involve scammers contacting individuals in the
United States and impersonating employees of government agencies, such
as the Social Security Administration, to demand payment or personal
information, which defrauds the people of the United States and erodes
trust in the government agencies that the scammers impersonate;
Whereas, since 2013, the fraud hotline of the Special Committee on Aging of the
Senate has received more than 10,000 complaints from individuals in all
50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
regarding possible government imposter scams;
Whereas there were more than 228,000 government imposter scams reported to the
Federal Trade Commission in 2023;
Whereas the Federal Trade Commission has estimated that victims lost more than
$617,000,000 to government imposter scams in 2023;
Whereas, according to the Federal Trade Commission, in 2023, older adults
reported larger median individual losses as a result of government
imposter scams than younger adults;
Whereas, according to the Federal Trade Commission, in 2023, individuals
reported losing more than $126,500,000 to Social Security-related
imposter scams;
Whereas, in 2023, Social Security-related imposter scams represented the largest
category of complaints received by the fraud hotline of the Special
Committee on Aging of the Senate; and
Whereas increased awareness of, and education about, government imposter scams
help to thwart government imposter scammers: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) designates March 7, 2024, as ``National Slam the Scam
Day'';
(2) recognizes National Slam the Scam Day as an opportunity
to raise awareness about scams that involve individuals
impersonating government employees by any means, including by
mail, telephone, electronic mail, or internet websites
(referred to in this resolution as ``government imposter
scams'');
(3) recognizes that law enforcement agencies, consumer
protection groups, telephone companies, area agencies on aging,
and financial institutions all play vital roles in--
(A) preventing government imposter scams from
targeting the people of the United States; and
(B) educating the people of the United States about
government imposter scams;
(4) encourages--
(A) the implementation of policies to prevent
government imposter scams; and
(B) the improvement of measures to protect the
people of the United States from government imposter
scams;
(5) encourages members of the public to--
(A) ignore solicitations from individuals falsely
claiming to represent government agencies;
(B) share information about government imposter
scams with family and friends; and
(C) report government imposter scams to--
(i) the Office of the Inspector General of
the Social Security Administration;
(ii) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration; or
(iii) the Federal Trade Commission; and
(6) honors the commitment and dedication of the individuals
and organizations that work tirelessly to fight against
government imposter scams.
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