House bill · H.R. 5490 (119th Congress)
Dismantle Foreign Scam Syndicates Act
U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsor: Jefferson Shreve (U.S. Representative, IN-6, Republican)
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Summary
Dismantle Foreign Scam Syndicates Act This bill requires the President to (1) impose applicable sanctions on foreign persons (individuals or entities) responsible for online financial scams against U.S. nationals, and (2) establish an interagency task force to shut down the criminal syndicates perpetuating such scams. Under the bill, the President must determine whether 43 specified foreign persons, and any other foreign persons the President determines are responsible for or complicit in online financial scams against U.S. nationals, are subject to sanctions under specified laws and Executive Order 13581 . Upon such determination, the President must impose applicable sanctions (for example, blocking the sanctioned person's property transactions within the United States). The President must also establish an interagency task force to shut down transnational criminal syndicates that use large scam centers and forced labor of trafficked persons to perpetuate mass online scams against Americans. The task force must (1) submit a comprehensive strategy to Congress to combat these scam centers and dismantle the criminal elements involved with them, and (2) coordinate and oversee implementation of the strategy. Within 360 days of submitting the strategy to Congress and annually thereafter for five years the task force must submit to Congress a report addressing various topics related to such scam centers including a list of all foreign persons sanctioned by the United States for their scam center involvement. The Department of State is authorized to provide trauma-informed care, shelter, reintegration, and support services for victims of trafficking in persons within online scam centers.
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Committee
House Committee on Foreign Affairs · U.S. House of Representatives
Also referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. House of Representatives, Senate Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. Senate.
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Cosponsors
68
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- Democratic29
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- Addison P. McDowell
- André Carson
- Ann Wagner
- August Pfluger
- Ayanna Pressley
- Ben Cline
- Bill Huizenga
- Brad Sherman
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick
- Christopher H. Smith
- Craig A. Goldman
- Darin LaHood
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- David G. Valadao
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Derek Tran
- Donald G. Davis
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Elise M. Stefanik
- Eugene Simon Vindman
- Frank D. Lucas
- Gabe Amo
- George Latimer
- George Whitesides
- Gus M. Bilirakis
- James P. McGovern
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Joaquin Castro
- Joe Wilson
- John H. Rutherford
- John R. Moolenaar
- Johnny Olszewski, Jr.
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- Josh Gottheimer
- Josh Harder
- Josh Riley
- Kristen McDonald Rivet
- Laura Gillen
- Mark B. Messmer
- Mark E. Amodei
- Matt Van Epps
- Max L. Miller
- Michael A. Rulli
- Michael Baumgartner
- Michael Lawler
- Mike Bost
- Mike Haridopolos
- Nathaniel Moran
- Pete Stauber
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Robert J. Wittman
- Roger Williams
- Rudy Yakym III
- Russell Fry
- Sarah McBride
- Seth Moulton
- Sheri Biggs
- Shri Thanedar
- Susie Lee
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- Thomas H. Kean, Jr.
- Thomas R. Suozzi
- Timothy M. Kennedy
- Troy Downing
- Vince Fong
- Warren Davidson
- Young Kim
Full history
- Dec 3, 2025
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Dec 3, 2025
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Dec 3, 2025
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Dec 3, 2025
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
- Dec 3, 2025
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
U.S. House
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- Dec 3, 2025
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
- Dec 3, 2025
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
- Dec 2, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. House
U.S. House
- Sep 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
U.S. House of Representatives
- Sep 18, 2025
Referred to committee
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.
- Sep 18, 2025
Referred to committee
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.
- Sep 18, 2025
Referred to committee
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.
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