# 114-hr-4538: Senior Safe Act of 2016

114-hr-4538, Senior Safe Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ); status Received in the Senate. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4538
- Congress: 114
- Title: Senior Safe Act of 2016
- Status: Received in the Senate.
- Introduced: 2016-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Senior$afe Act of 2016 This bill provides that: (1) a supervisor, compliance officer, or legal advisor for a covered financial institution who has received training regarding the identification and reporting of the suspected exploitation of a senior citizen (at least 65 years old) shall not be liable for disclosing such exploitation to a covered agency if such individual made the disclosure in good faith and with reasonable care; and (2) a covered financial institution shall not be liable for such a disclosure by such an individual if such individual was employed by the institution at the time of the disclosure and the institution had provided such training. A "covered financial institution" means a bank, a credit union, an investment adviser, or a broker-dealer. A "covered agency" means each of the federal financial institutions regulatory agencies or a state financial regulatory agency, law enforcement agency, or adult protective services agency. A covered financial institution may provide such training to each of its supervisors, compliance officers, or legal advisors who: (1) may come into contact with a senior citizen as a regular part of such employee's duties; or (2) may review or approve the financial documents, records, or transactions of a senior citizen in connection with providing him or her financial services.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2016-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2016-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2016-07-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] (R-ME), 2016-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2016-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] (D-FL), 2016-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2016-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2016-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] (R-IL), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2016-04-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] (R-NM), 2016-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2016-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2016-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2016-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4538 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4538)

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- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2903)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
- [114-hr-4336: An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4336)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
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