STOP Scams Against Seniors Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6426 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6426 To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to establish elder justice task forces, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2025 Mr. Amo (for himself, Mr. Shreve, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Magaziner, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Norton, and Ms. McBride) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the use of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program to establish elder justice task forces, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Task forces to Oppose Predatory Scams Against Seniors Act'' or the ``STOP Scams Against Seniors Act''. SEC. 2. USE OF BYRNE FUNDS FOR ELDER JUSTICE TASK FORCES. (a) In General.--Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(J) Establishment, operation, and implementation of elder justice task forces to address financial exploitation, scams, and fraud that primarily targets individuals who are 60 years of age or older, which task forces may include or coordinate with State and local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, adult protective services professionals, and Federal agencies (including the F