Official Summaries

This resolution designates March 6, 2025, as National Slam the Scam Day to

• raise awareness and amplify the messaging about scams involving individuals impersonating government employees,
• encourage policies and programs to prevent such scams,
• recognize those who work to prevent such scams, and
• encourage the public to report and share information about such scams.

This resolution designates March 6, 2025, as National Slam the Scam Day to

• raise awareness and amplify the messaging about scams involving individuals impersonating government employees,
• encourage policies and programs to prevent such scams,
• recognize those who work to prevent such scams, and
• encourage the public to report and share information about such scams.

Current Full Text

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 118 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 6, 2025

  Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Kelly, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
  Collins, Mrs. Moody, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Rounds) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               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 Social Security, Medicare, the United States Postal 
        Service, and the Internal Revenue Service;
Whereas scams cost United States consumers billions of dollars annually, 
        disproportionately affecting older adults;
Whereas, in 2023, the Federal Trade Commission reported losses totaled over 
        $10,000,000,000, which is $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 Committee 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 contacting individuals in the 
        United States and claiming to resolve a government-related problem or 
        impersonating employees of government agencies, such as the Social 
        Security Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, 
        the United States Postal Service, and the Internal Revenue Service, to 
        demand payment or personal information, which defrauds the people of the 
        United States and erodes trust in the government agencies that the 
        scammers impersonate; and
Whereas increased awareness of, and education about, government imposter scams 
        help to thwart government imposter scammers: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates March 6, 2025, as ``National Slam the Scam 
        Day'';
            (2) recognizes National Slam the Scam Day as an opportunity 
        to raise awareness and amplify the messaging about scams that 
        involve individuals impersonating government employees by any 
        means, including by mail, telephone, text message, electronic 
        mail, social media, or internet websites (referred to in this 
        resolution as ``government imposter scams'');
            (3) recognizes that law enforcement agencies, consumer 
        protection groups, telephone companies, area agencies on aging, 
        and financial institutions all play vital roles in--
                    (A) preventing government imposter scams from 
                targeting the people of the United States; and
                    (B) educating the people of the United States about 
                government imposter scams;
            (4) encourages--
                    (A) the implementation of policies and programs to 
                prevent government imposter scams; and
                    (B) the improvement of measures to protect the 
                people of the United States from government imposter 
                scams;
            (5) encourages members of the public to--
                    (A) ignore solicitations from individuals falsely 
                claiming to represent government agencies;
                    (B) share information about government imposter 
                scams with family and friends; and
                    (C) report government imposter scams to--
                            (i) the corresponding agency, such as the 
                        Office of the Inspector General of the Social 
                        Security Administration;
                            (ii) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
                        Administration; or
                            (iii) the Federal Trade Commission; and
            (6) honors the commitment and dedication of the individuals 
        and organizations that work tirelessly to fight against 
        government imposter scams.
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