H.R. 9412 – Stop Scamming Americans Act

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The bill amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to create a new training program for senior U.S. diplomats and Foreign Service officers posted to countries where online scams targeting Americans are prevalent. The training is intended to help them understand the criminal networks, human‑trafficking links, and possible foreign‑government complicity behind these scams, and to equip them with diplomatic tools to combat the problem. It applies to chiefs of mission, deputy chiefs, and other officers assigned to such locations.

Key Provisions

Adds a new subsection (f) to the Foreign Service Act requiring the Secretary of State to offer training to chiefs of mission, deputy chiefs of mission, and Foreign Service officers who will serve in countries identified as having significant online scams targeting Americans.
The training must cover transnational criminal groups running the scams, the operation of online scam centers and any associated human‑trafficking, and any involvement or corruption by foreign governments.
It also must teach diplomatic strategies for identifying, preventing, and responding to these scam activities.

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs Committee

June 23, 2026

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Introduced in House

June 23, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs Committee

June 23, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 23, 2026

I

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 9412

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

A BILL

To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to modify and improve that Act.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Stop Scamming Americans Act.

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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