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H.R. 2481 119th Congress House

Romance Scam Prevention Act

Official title: To require online dating service providers to provide fraud ban notifications to online dating service members, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 31, 2025 Introduced by: David G. Valadao Republican · California See on congress.gov
Commerce Civil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsFraud offenses and financial crimesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 2026
Signed by President.
Oct 14, 2026
Presented to President.
Sep 24, 2026
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 23, 2026
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4902)
Sep 23, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4902)
Jun 17, 2026
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438.
Jun 24, 2025
Received in the Senate.
Jun 23, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2848-2849)
Jun 23, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2848-2849)
Jun 23, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2481.
Jun 23, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2848-2850)
Jun 23, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 23, 2025
Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 12, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 119.
Jun 12, 2025
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-153.
Apr 8, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Apr 8, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 31, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 20, 2026

Signed by President.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Romance Scam Prevention Act

This bill requires online dating service providers (i.e., mobile applications or websites) to provide users with a fraud ban notification if the user has established an account with the service and received a message through the service from a banned user of the service.

The fraud ban notification must include (1) the username or other profile identifier of the banned user and the most recent time when the user who is receiving the notification sent or received a message through the service to or from the banned user, (2) a statement that the banned user may have been using a false identity or attempting to defraud other users, (3) a statement that the user should not send cash (or another form of currency) or personal financial information to another user, (4) information about avoiding online fraud (e.g., a link to another website or a disclosure) and (5) contact information for the provider's customer service department.

The bill provides for enforcement of these requirements by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general.  

 Hearings & markups 1
  • Markup of 26 Bills
    Markup Rescheduled Apr 8, 2025 · 10:15 AM EDT · Energy and Commerce Committee
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 841 Identical bill Romance Scam Prevention Act
 Bill text 5 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 16

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • AVOQ, LLC
    for BUMBLE TRADING LLC · Texas · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AVOQ, LLC
    for BUMBLE TRADING LLC · Texas · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • AVOQ, LLC
    for BUMBLE TRADING LLC · Texas · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 5
R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Jun 6, 2025
 R
Shreve, Jefferson
Indiana · Jun 6, 2025
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 7, 2025
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Apr 7, 2025
 R
Ciscomani, Juan
Arizona · Apr 1, 2025
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Apr 1, 2025
 R
Goldman, Craig A.
Texas · Mar 31, 2025
 D
Pettersen, Brittany
Colorado · Mar 31, 2025
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Mar 31, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2481: Romance Scam Prevention Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2481/
MLA
"H.R. 2481: Romance Scam Prevention Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2481/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2481, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2481/.
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[H.R. 2481: Romance Scam Prevention Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2481/)
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