S4371-118

Introduced

To amend the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010 to provide grants to States for enhanced protection of senior investors and senior policyholders, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced May 21, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010 to provide grants to States for enhanced protection of senior investors and senior policyholders, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Criminal Justice, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

financial institutions, investors, and borrowers 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, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HB499235AE0E14AD5A63AFBACD9D66BC4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act.
  • Section H2E42C7303B2D4E5EB592FF34BDB679AC: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Data from the Federal Trade Commission shows that consumers reported losing— more than $10,000,000,000 to fraud in...
  • Section id4afea60954e84ab8bae3ced284243169: 3. Grants to eligible entities for enhanced protection of senior investors and senior policyholders Section 989A of the Investor Protection and Securities...
  • Section H2EC8A6BD66BC4609893AF6A2CCF7577D: 989A. Grants to eligible entities for enhanced protection of senior investors and senior policyholders In this section: The term eligible entity means— the...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010 to provide grants to States for enhanced protection of senior investors and senior policyholders, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Criminal Justice, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010 to provide grants to States for enhanced protection of senior investors and senior policyholders, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Policy Domains

Finance Criminal Justice Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 21, 2024

Mr. Van Hollen (for himself and Mr. Warnock) introduced the …

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
Finance Criminal Justice Defense
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"senior financial fraud" §H2EC8A6BD66BC4609893AF6A2CCF7577D

a fraudulent or otherwise illegal, unauthorized, or improper act or process of an individual, including a caregiver or a fiduciary, that— uses the resources of a senior for monetary or personal benefit, profit, or gain

"senior financial fraud" §id4afea60954e84ab8bae3ced284243169

a fraudulent or otherwise illegal, unauthorized, or improper act or process of an individual, including a caregiver or a fiduciary, that— uses the resources of a senior for monetary or personal benefit, profit, or gain

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