S.Res. 118: A resolution designating March 6, 2025, as "National Slam the Scam Day" to raise awareness about pervasive scams and to promote education to prevent government imposter scams and other types of scams.

S. Res. 118 is a simple Senate resolution that designates March 6, 2025, as "National Slam the Scam Day." Its main goal is public awareness: warn people about scams in which criminals pretend to be from agencies like Social Security, the IRS, Medicare, or the Postal Service. The resolution says these scams are widespread, costly, and especially harmful to older adults.

The measure leans heavily on recent fraud data to make its case. It points to more than $10 billion in reported consumer losses in 2023, up $1 billion from 2022, and says 1 in 4 people in the United States reported losing money to scams, with a median loss of $500. It also highlights thousands of complaints received by the Senate Aging Committee's fraud hotline, underscoring that this is not a niche problem.

What the resolution actually does is mostly symbolic and educational. It recognizes the role of law enforcement, consumer protection groups, telecom companies, aging agencies, and financial institutions in stopping scams and teaching the public how to avoid them. It also encourages people to ignore suspicious contacts, share warnings with family and friends, and report scams to the proper watchdogs, including inspectors general and the Federal Trade Commission.

Because this is a Senate resolution, it does not create a new federal program, change criminal law, or provide money. Its real value is messaging and coordination. In plain English, the Senate is trying to make scam prevention more visible and to reinforce a basic point: government agencies do not randomly demand money or sensitive personal information by phone, text, email, or social media.