Continue working to prevent families and seniors from falling victim to scams.

Bryan Steil · Wisconsin · Republican

policy impact 0.45 specificity 0.72 extraction confidence 96%

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Evidence

Steil's office said Steil and bipartisan cosponsors introduced a resolution to designate May 14 as National Scam Survivor Day. Steil said scam survivors help communities identify, disarm, and report emerging scams and added: "I will continue working to prevent families and seniors from falling victim to scams."

Within the 2026-05-06 to 2026-06-04 lookback window, Steil took a concrete official step tied directly to the promise by introducing a bipartisan scam-prevention awareness resolution.

partial same_term A for effort

Steil Introduces Resolution to Recognize Survivors of Scams and Prevent Future Scams | Representative Bryan Steil
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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The Congressional Record lists: "By Mr. STEIL ... H. Res. 1288. A resolution supporting the designation of May 14, 2026, as 'National Scam Survivor Day'; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce."

Official congressional record confirms Steil sponsored H.Res.1288 in the lookback window, but it was referred to committee rather than adopted or enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

CREC-2026-05-14-pt1-PgH3531.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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The official mailer warned constituents about Medicare scams, charity scams, IRS phone scams, and phishing/vishing scams, advised not giving personal or financial information by phone or online, and listed BBB, Wisconsin DATCP, FTC, FCC, and FTC scam-alert resources.

Steil used official constituent communications during the lookback period to provide scam-prevention guidance and reporting resources, a concrete outreach action but not a complete policy resolution.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman Bryan Steil — Looking Out For You
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Congress.gov lists H.Res.397 as sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, introduced May 7, 2025, referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and still at the introduced stage.

Earlier in the same congressional term, Steil sponsored a substantially similar National Scam Survivor Day resolution, showing continued activity, though that measure did not advance beyond committee referral.

partial same_term A for effort

Actions - H.Res.397 - Supporting the designation of May 8, 2025, as National Scam Survivor Day
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Steil's office announced that he and bipartisan cosponsors introduced a resolution to designate May 8 as National Scam Survivor Day. The release said the resolution encourages survivors to tell their stories and urges collaboration among government, the private sector, and nonprofits to support survivors and prevent future scams.

This provides same-term context that Steil had already been taking official awareness and prevention actions before the latest May 2026 renewal, but the action remained primarily educational and legislative-introductory.

partial same_term A for effort

Steil Introduces Bipartisan Resolution to Recognize Survivors of Scams and Prevent Future Scams
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%

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Congress.gov records H.Res.1288 as sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, introduced May 14, 2026, and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Official action status supports continued same-term effort on scam-prevention awareness, but the resolution had not produced a completed policy outcome.

partial same_term A for effort

Actions - H.Res.1288 - Supporting the designation of May 14, 2026, as National Scam Survivor Day
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Steil announced a bipartisan resolution to designate May 14 as National Scam Survivor Day and said he would continue working to prevent families and seniors from falling victim to scams.

Steil took a concrete official step tied directly to the promise, though it was an awareness resolution rather than a fully delivered prevention policy.

partial same_term A for effort

Steil Introduces Resolution to Recognize Survivors of Scams and Prevent Future Scams | Representative Bryan Steil
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Congress.gov lists H.Res.397 as sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil, introduced May 7, 2025, and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

The earlier same-term resolution shows repeated official work on scam-prevention awareness, but the action remained introductory and did not demonstrate full delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Actions - H.Res.397 - Supporting the designation of May 8, 2025, as National Scam Survivor Day
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%

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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Steil took same-term official actions directly tied to the promise, including sponsoring National Scam Survivor Day resolutions in 2025 and 2026 and sending constituent scam-prevention guidance. These show continued work on scam awareness and prevention, but the resolutions remained referred to committee and the outreach/awareness steps did not amount to a fully delivered prevention policy or completed legislative outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

partial same_term A for effort

Steil took same-term official actions directly tied to scam prevention, including sponsoring National Scam Survivor Day resolutions in 2025 and 2026 and sending constituent scam-prevention guidance. However, the resolutions appear to have only been introduced/referred to committee, and the evidence shows outreach and awareness activity rather than a completed federal policy outcome that materially prevents families and seniors from falling victim to scams. This supports partial credit for continued effort, not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%