Bills · 119th Congress · Commerce

Romance Scam Prevention Act

Where it stands

  1. Introduced3/31/25
  2. Passed HousePassed 6/23/25
  3. SenatePassed 9/23/26
  4. PresidentSigned 10/20/26
  5. LawPublic Law 119-129

Passed the House by voice vote on June 23, 2025. Passed the Senate by unanimous consent on September 23, 2026. Became Public Law 119-129 on October 20, 2026.

Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent — no individual positions were recorded.

Official summary (CRS)

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.

Sponsor
Rep. David G. Valadao ( Republican · CA-22)
Cosponsors
9
Introduced
3/31/25
Policy area
Commerce

What happens next

Became Public Law 119-129.

All actions (20)
  1. 3/31/25Introduced in House
  2. 3/31/25Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  3. 4/8/25Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  4. 4/8/25Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  5. 6/12/25Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-153.
  6. 6/12/25Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 119.
  7. 6/23/25Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  8. 6/23/25Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2848-2850)
  9. 6/23/25DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2481.
  10. 6/23/25Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2848-2849)
  11. 6/23/25On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2848-2849)
  12. 6/23/25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. 6/24/25Received in the Senate.
  14. 6/17/26Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438.
  15. 9/23/26Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4902)
  16. 9/23/26Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4902)
  17. 9/24/26Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  18. 10/14/26Presented to President.
  19. 10/20/26Signed by President.
  20. 10/20/26Became Public Law No: 119-129.