Bill creates a hotline for older adults to report fraud.
H.R. 10829 — One Front Door for Elder Fraud Act of 2026 · Filed by Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the Federal Trade Commission to run a website and hotline. Older adults can report fraud and scams 24 hours a day. They can check if a government message is real. The hotline must confirm receipt within one day. It must give facts about common scams.
Who it affects
Older adults and their families can report scams and get help. The hotline connects them to the right agencies.
One thing to notice
The bill links to nine federal agencies. It does not say how much money they will spend or how they will share fraud data.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Oct 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 15, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Federal Trade Commission — The federal agency that stops unfair business practices and protects people from fraud.
- fraud — A trick or lie to steal money or facts from someone.
- hotline — A phone number people can call to get help or report a problem.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,209 characters) on Oct 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,388 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-21.
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