HR 2481 ยท Romance Scam Prevention Act
Received in the Senate.
- Introduced
- Mar 31, 2025
- Latest action
- Jun 24, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. David G. Valadao [R-CA-22]
- Policy area
- Commerce
- Cosponsors
- 9
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.
Recent actions
- Jun 24, 2025 Received in the Senate.
- Jun 23, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 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 Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 12, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 119.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.