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House Bill 2481
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Romance Scam Prevention Act
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Passed House on Jun 23, 2025
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 31, 2025
Latest Action
Jun 17, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2481
Congress
119
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
David Valadao
California
Republican
Juan Ciscomani
Arizona
Democrat
Josh Harder
California
Democrat
Brittany Pettersen
Colorado
Republican
Jefferson Shreve
Indiana
Democrat
Susie Lee
Nevada
Republican
Michael Lawler
New York
Democrat
Tom Suozzi
New York
Republican
Dave Joyce
Ohio
Republican
Craig A. Goldman
Texas
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on June 23, 2025
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2848-2849)
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.  

Text (3)
Engrossed in House
June 23, 2025
Reported in House
June 12, 2025
Introduced in House
March 31, 2025
Actions (14)
06/17/2026
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438.
06/24/2025
Received in the Senate.
06/23/2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
06/23/2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2848-2849)
06/23/2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2848-2849)
06/23/2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2481.
06/23/2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2848-2850)
06/23/2025
Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
06/12/2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 119.
06/12/2025
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-153.
04/08/2025
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
04/08/2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
03/31/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
03/31/2025
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jun 18, 2026 3:22:30 PM
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