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H.R. 2481 · 119th Congress

Romance Scam Prevention Act

Law · 119-129 · Oct 20, 2026
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9 cosponsors · 4 D, 5 R

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  1. House Introduced Mar 31, 2025
  2. House Passed Jun 23, 2025
  3. Senate Passed Sep 23, 2026
  4. President To the President Oct 14, 2026
  5. President Signed Oct 20, 2026
  6. Law Oct 20, 2026

This act 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.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Oct 20, 2026

Romance Scam Prevention Act

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

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Romance Scam Prevention Act

Latest action (Oct 20, 2026): Became Public Law No: 119-129.

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 31, 2025

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Mar 31, 2025
  2. House Passed Jun 23, 2025
  3. Senate Passed Sep 23, 2026
  4. President To the President Oct 14, 2026
  5. President Signed Oct 20, 2026
  6. Law Oct 20, 2026

No recorded floor vote found.