H.R. 2481

119th Congress

Reported

Romance Scam Prevention Act

Sponsored byRepublican:Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]CA· Introduced 31 March 2025
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9

Cosponsors

16

Actions

0

Amendments

1

Committees

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Latest action

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

17 June 2026·1 month ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 18 June 2025

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.  

Timeline

16 actions

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

    17 June 2026 · Calendars

  2. Received in the Senate.

    24 June 2025 · IntroReferral

  3. Received in the Senate.

    24 June 2025 · IntroReferral

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

    23 June 2025 · Floor

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

    23 June 2025 · Floor

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

    23 June 2025 · Floor

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

    23 June 2025 · Floor

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

    23 June 2025 · Floor

  9. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2848-2849)

    23 June 2025 · Floor

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

    23 June 2025 · Floor

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

    12 June 2025 · Committee

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

    12 June 2025 · Committee

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

    12 June 2025 · Committee

  14. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 119.

    12 June 2025 · Calendars

  15. Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

    8 April 2025 · Committee

  16. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    8 April 2025 · Committee

  17. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    8 April 2025 · Committee

  18. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    31 March 2025 · IntroReferral

  19. Introduced in House

    31 March 2025 · IntroReferral

  20. Introduced in House

    31 March 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

9 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]CA

Cosponsors

  • Democrat444%
  • Republican556%

Classification

Policy area

Commerce

Legislative subjects

Civil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsFraud offenses and financial crimesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrations

Committees

1

  • Energy and Commerce Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To31 Mar 2025
    • Markup By8 Apr 2025
    • Reported By12 Jun 2025

Reports

Cosponsor momentum

Cumulative over time

Cosponsors grew from 3 on 31 March 2025 to 9 on 6 June 2025.

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