Senators to Introduce Bill Creating Centralized Scam Reporting Website

Sens. gov Act on June 15, 2026. The bill would require the federal government to establish a single website for reporting scams and to create a new Federal Scams Action Plan.

Hassan said the measure would give consumers one clear user-friendly portal where they can report scams and alert law enforcement. Scott said fraud prevention is a matter of national security and dignity for older Americans. The FBI reported that cyber-enabled crimes cost Americans around $21 billion in 2025 from over a million complaints submitted to the Internet Crime Complaint Center.

The Federal Trade Commission found that Americans lost over $2 billion to scams on social media. An April 2025 Government Accountability Office report found that at least 13 federal agencies work to counter scams and that eight separate agencies receive complaints. The same report stated there is no single, comprehensive, government-wide strategy for guiding efforts to counter scams.

Gov. The Treasury Department maintains its own reporting mechanisms for tax fraud.

Gov site would route submitted scam reports to relevant federal and state law enforcement agencies. Individuals who submit claims would receive a list of agencies that received the report and a tracking number. The rise of AI has helped fuel the surge in fraud, according to the FBI, as cheap or free tools allow scammers to create realistic replicas of trusted emails or online services.

AI systems can now reliably mimic an individual’s voice and likeness even on a live video call. At a March hearing on combating scams, senior officials from the FBI and the FTC discussed which agency was the best place to report scams.