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H.R.3758 - Senior Safe Act of 2017115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (Introduced 09/13/2017)
Committees: House - Financial Services
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 115-424
Latest Action: House - 11/28/2017 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 314.  (All Actions)

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  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. To President
  5. Became Law

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Summary: H.R.3758 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text)

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Reported to House without amendment (11/28/2017)

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Senior Safe Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill extends immunity from liability to certain individuals who, in good faith and with reasonable care, disclose the suspected exploitation of a senior citizen to a regulatory or law-enforcement agency. Specifically, this immunity shall apply to certain credit-union, depository-institution, investment-adviser, broker-dealer, transfer-agency, insurance-company, and insurance-agency employees who have received specified training related to identifying and reporting the suspected exploitation of a senior citizen. Similarly, the employing financial institution shall not be liable with respect to disclosures made by such employees.

(Sec. 3) The bill allows financial institutions and third-party entities to offer training related to the suspected financial exploitation of a senior citizen to specified employees. The bill provides guidance regarding the content, timing, and record-maintenance requirements of such training.