# 118-hres-1229: Supporting the designation of May 15, 2024, as "National Senior Fraud Awareness Day" to raise awareness about the increasing number of fraudulent scams targeted at seniors in the United States, to encourage the implementation of policies to prevent those scams from happening, and to improve protections from those scams for seniors.

118-hres-1229, Supporting the designation of May 15, 2024, as "National Senior Fraud Awareness Day" to raise awareness about the increasing number of fraudulent scams targeted at seniors in the United States, to encourage the implementation of policies to prevent those scams from happening, and to improve protections from those scams for seniors., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hres-1229
- Congress: 118
- Title: Supporting the designation of May 15, 2024, as "National Senior Fraud Awareness Day" to raise awareness about the increasing number of fraudulent scams targeted at seniors in the United States, to encourage the implementation of policies to prevent those scams from happening, and to improve protections from those scams for seniors.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2024-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Supporting the designation of May 15, 2024, as "National Senior Fraud Awareness Day" to raise awareness about the increasing number of fraudulent scams targeted at seniors in the United States, to encourage the implementation of policies to prevent those scams from happening, and to improve protections from those scams for seniors.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2024-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2024-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2024-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2024-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2024-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2024-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2024-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2024-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2024-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hres-1229 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/1229)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hres-1229 (as of 2026-10-15).