HouseH.R. 9412119th Congress
Stop Scamming Americans Act
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9412 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9412
To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to modify and improve that
Act.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 23, 2026
Ms. McBride (for herself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to modify and improve that
Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Scamming Americans Act''.
SEC. 2. FOREIGN SCAM SYNDICATES TRAINING.
Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Foreign Scam Syndicates Training.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may establish training for
chiefs of mission, deputy chiefs of mission, and Foreign
Service officers who will be assigned to a country that, as
determined by the Secretary, is home to significant online scam
activity targeting Americans, on appropriate training on
matters related to online scam activity.
``(2) Matters to be included.--The training required under
paragraph (1)--
``(A) should address--
``(i) transnational criminal organizations
conducting the scams;
``(ii) online scam centers and human
trafficking inside such centers; and
``(iii) foreign government complicity and
corruption; and
``(B) should identify diplomatic methods to
identify, prevent, and respond to such activities.''.
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