Requires the President to set up an interagency Task Force, chaired by the Secretary of State, to dismantle online scam operations that defraud Americans and are run from compounds in Southeast Asia.

Official title: Dismantle Foreign Scam Syndicates Act

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Introduced 18-SEP-2025

Referred 18-SEP-2025

Approved by committee 03-DEC-2025

Key points

Requires the President to establish the Task Force within 30 days, with a strategy due to Congress within 180 days, and sunsets the Task Force after seven years.
Requires sanctions determinations within 180 days against listed individuals and entities tied to scam operations, including several companies and figures in Cambodia, Burma, and Laos, and allows the President to waive sanctions for national security reasons.
Authorizes $30,000,000 for the Department of State for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027, and authorizes State Department programs to support trauma-informed care and reintegration for trafficking victims forced into scam centers.
Requires annual reports to Congress for five years on sanctioned persons, estimated losses to Americans, and known scam centers.

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Policy area

International Affairs

Sponsor Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) Cosponsors · 72

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