HR 5490 · in committee · significant
Dismantle Foreign Scam Syndicates Act
- criminal justice
- foreign policy
What this bill does
- The President must impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities running online financial scams targeting Americans.
- U.S. nationals who are victims of international scams and the foreign criminal networks operating them are affected.
- An interagency task force will develop a strategy within one year and report annually for five years on progress shutting down scam operations.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would sanctions against foreign scam operators affect American victims' ability to recover stolen funds compared to current enforcement methods?
- 02
What criteria should the interagency task force use to identify which foreign scam networks pose the greatest threat to American citizens?
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Which U.S. agencies should lead this anti-scam task force, and what existing resources or gaps might affect their success in disrupting international criminal operations?
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Sponsor · R-IN-6
Jefferson Shreve
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
55/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-09-18
Joining the bill
John R. Moolenaar
R-MI-2 · original
Michael A. Rulli
R-OH-6 · original
Bill Huizenga
R-MI-4
Thomas R. Suozzi
D-NY-3
Rudy Yakym III
R-IN-2
Addison P. McDowell
R-NC-6
James C. Moylan
R-GU
Josh Gottheimer
D-NJ-5
Michael Lawler
R-NY-17
Josh Riley
D-NY-19
Eugene Simon Vindman
D-VA-7
Joaquin Castro
D-TX-20
+ 43 more
Legislative timeline
2025-09-18 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-09-18 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-09-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-09-18 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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