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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. RES. 118
Designating March 6, 2025, as ‘‘National Slam the Scam Day’’ to raise
awareness about pervasive scams and to promote education to prevent
government imposter scams and other types of scams.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH6, 2025
Mr. S
COTTof Florida (for himself, Mr. KELLY, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. COL-
LINS, Mrs. MOODY, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, and Mr. ROUNDS) submitted the
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Designating March 6, 2025, as ‘‘National Slam the Scam
Day’’ to raise awareness about pervasive scams and to
promote education to prevent government imposter scams
and other types of scams.
Whereas hundreds of thousands of individuals in the United
States are targeted by government imposter scams each
year, including government imposter scams related to So-
cial Security, Medicare, the United States Postal Service,
and the Internal Revenue Service;
Whereas scams cost United States consumers billions of dol-
lars annually, disproportionately affecting older adults;
Whereas, in 2023, the Federal Trade Commission reported
losses totaled over $10,000,000,000, which is
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$1,000,000,000 more than those reported in 2022, and
the highest losses ever reported to the agency;
Whereas 1 in 4 people in the United States reported losing
money to scams, with a median loss of $500 per person;
Whereas, since 2013, the fraud hotline of the Special Com-
mittee on Aging of the Senate has received more than
12,300 complaints from individuals in all 50 States, the
District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico regarding possible government imposter scams;
Whereas, according to the Federal Trade Commission, in
2023, older adults reported larger median individual
losses as a result of government imposter scams than
younger adults;
Whereas government imposter scams involve scammers con-
tacting individuals in the United States and claiming to
resolve a government-related problem or impersonating
employees of government agencies, such as the Social Se-
curity Administration, the Department of Health and
Human Services, the United States Postal Service, and
the Internal Revenue Service, to demand payment or per-
sonal information, which defrauds the people of the
United States and erodes trust in the government agen-
cies that the scammers impersonate; and
Whereas increased awareness of, and education about, gov-
ernment imposter scams help to thwart government im-
poster scammers: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate— 1
(1) designates March 6, 2025, as ‘‘National 2
Slam the Scam Day’’; 3
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(2) recognizes National Slam the Scam Day as 1
an opportunity to raise awareness and amplify the 2
messaging about scams that involve individuals im-3
personating government employees by any means, 4
including by mail, telephone, text message, electronic 5
mail, social media, or internet websites (referred to 6
in this resolution as ‘‘government imposter scams’’); 7
(3) recognizes that law enforcement agencies, 8
consumer protection groups, telephone companies, 9
area agencies on aging, and financial institutions all 10
play vital roles in— 11
(A) preventing government imposter scams 12
from targeting the people of the United States; 13
and 14
(B) educating the people of the United 15
States about government imposter scams; 16
(4) encourages— 17
(A) the implementation of policies and pro-18
grams to prevent government imposter scams; 19
and 20
(B) the improvement of measures to pro-21
tect the people of the United States from gov-22
ernment imposter scams; 23
(5) encourages members of the public to— 24
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(A) ignore solicitations from individuals 1
falsely claiming to represent government agen-2
cies; 3
(B) share information about government 4
imposter scams with family and friends; and 5
(C) report government imposter scams 6
to— 7
(i) the corresponding agency, such as 8
the Office of the Inspector General of the 9
Social Security Administration; 10
(ii) the Treasury Inspector General 11
for Tax Administration; or 12
(iii) the Federal Trade Commission; 13
and 14
(6) honors the commitment and dedication of 15
the individuals and organizations that work tirelessly 16
to fight against government imposter scams. 17
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