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H.R. 2481 · 119th Congress

Romance Scam Prevention Act

Introduced Mar 31, 2025Policy area: Commerce

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  2. Senate

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4902)

  3. Senate

    Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438.

  4. Senate

    Received in the Senate.

  5. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  6. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2848-2849)

  7. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2481.

  8. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2848-2850)

  9. House

    Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  10. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 119.

  11. House

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-153.

  12. House

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Show 3 earlier actions
  1. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  2. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  3. Introduced in House