House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Dismantle Foreign Scam Syndicates Act
Official title: To establish an interagency Task Force to dismantle and shut down transnational criminal syndicates perpetuating mass online scam operations against Americans.
Sponsor: Rep. Jefferson Shreve R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 18, 2025
- Committee actionDec 3, 2025
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 3, 2025 — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5490.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5490, Dismantle Foreign Scam Syndicates Act” on February 3, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on December 3, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 3, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61971
- CBO publication date
- February 3, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5490, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5490
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 3, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SHREVE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 153, September 18, 2025, Page H4457):Article 1 Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 18, 2025 ↗
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- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5490, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5490
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 29, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 3, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
72 cosponsors — 43 Republicans, 29 Democrats
29 of 72 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Gabe Amo (D-RI), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bost (R-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Ben Cline (R-VA), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Donald Davis (D-NC), Troy Downing (R-MT), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Vince Fong (R-CA), Russell Fry (R-SC), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), Young Kim (R-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), George Latimer (D-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY) and 42 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jefferson Shreve.
- H.R. 1501 (119th) Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
- H.R. 3426 (119th) Courthouse Affordability and Space Efficiency Act of 2025
- H.R. 7003 (119th) BIS STRENGTH Act
- H.R. 7633 (119th) American Assistance Visibility Act
- H.R. 816 (119th) Build the Wall Act of 2025
- H.Res. 931 (119th) Expressing support for the designation of December 4, 2025, as "National Scam Prevention Day".
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 3, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.