Encourage best practices to prevent financial losses from fraud against seniors.

Abraham J. Hamadeh · Arizona · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Advance legislation encouraging best practices to prevent fraud losses.. Promised outcome: Fraud-related financial losses, especially among seniors, are prevented or reduced.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for Arizona's 8th District, Hamadeh described provisions of the CATFISH Act of 2026 after introducing it in Congress.

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The CATFISH Act of 2026 would: • Train frontline employees to recognize fraud • Provide seniors with fraud warnings before money is lost • Establish anti-fraud standards for financial institutions • Encourage best practices to prevent losses • Study additional remedies for victims of fraud

Hamadeh's CATFISH Act would encourage best practices to prevent losses from senior fraud schemes.

Congressman Hamadeh Introduces the CATFISH Act to Protect Seniors from Financial Fraudsters | Congressman Abe Hamadeh
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“Encourage best practices to prevent losses”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Hamadeh announced the CATFISH Act of 2026 and described it as aimed at protecting senior citizens from financial fraudsters, including a stated provision to encourage best practices to prevent losses.

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Congressman Hamadeh Introduces the CATFISH Act to Protect Seniors from Financial Fraudsters | Congressman Abe Hamadeh
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“Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo records H.R. 10495 as introduced by Hamadeh and referred to committees, showing legislative effort but not enactment or completed delivery as of the available record.

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H.R. 10495 (IH) - Combating Abusive Tactics, Fraud, and Impersonation Scams Harming Seniors Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10495ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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