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HR 8946 117th Congress House

Online Dating Safety Act of 2022

Official title: To require online dating service providers to provide safety awareness and fraud ban notifications to online dating service members and to verify the identity … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require online dating service providers to provide safety awareness and fraud ban notifications to online dating service members and to verify the identity of online dating service members, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 21, 2022 Introduced by: Valadao, David G. Republican · California See on congress.gov
Commerce
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 22, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Sep 21, 2022
Introduced in House
Sep 21, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action September 22, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Online Dating Safety Act of 2022

This bill requires online dating apps to verify a user's identity before allowing the user to register with the app. It also requires such apps to provide certain notifications designed to increase awareness about safe online dating practices.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8946: Online Dating Safety Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8946/
MLA
"H.R. 8946: Online Dating Safety Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8946/.
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H.R. 8946, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8946/.
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[H.R. 8946: Online Dating Safety Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8946/)
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