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A senior citizen displays the handiwork she created in a class led by UGA Extension in Rockdale County. (Photo: Dosey Sharpton - UGA Extension)

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Kelly Bill to Protect Seniors Passes U.S. House

by eNews Park Forest on November 18, 2020

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Senior citizen crafting — A senior citizen displays the handiwork she created in a class led by UGA Extension in Rockdale County. (Photo: Dosey Sharpton – UGA Extension)

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed legislative language, introduced by Congresswoman Robin Kelly, to protect our seniors, older Americans, from COVID-19-related scams.

Originally introduced as the bipartisan Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act, the legislation was included in the Fraud and Scam Reduction Act (H.R. 2610) which the House passed…