S3774-119

In Committee

SCAM Act

119th Congress Introduced Feb 4, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, SCAM Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Finance, Technology.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Consumers from Advertising Misconduct Act or the SCAM Act.
  • Section id74003681d02e4d738c132c007eab71b1: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Online platforms have become a primary conduit for online scams or other digital advertising-related fraud, including...
  • Section id531eac3236c349bf95ff074ea72c3b3a: 3. Prohibition on digital advertising-related fraud It shall be unlawful for an online platform to display a fraudulent or deceptive commercial advertisement...
  • Section id3a5a7b883b3b4dae876176c2fb5b6c37: 4. Regulatory report on online scams and potential for additional rulemaking Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this section, the...
  • Section id5448fbba5151434593f94c9c85025057: 5. Definitions For purposes of this Act: The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. The term deceptive— has the meaning given the term in section...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, SCAM Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Finance, Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, SCAM Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Finance Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 4, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Feb 4, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 4, 2026

Mr. Gallego (for himself and Mr. Moreno) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Finance Technology
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Commission" §id5448fbba5151434593f94c9c85025057

the Federal Trade Commission. The term deceptive— has the meaning given the term in section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45)

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