Signed into law
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.
- Measure
- H.R. 2481 · 119th Congress
- Latest action
- October 20, 2026
- Policy changes
- 2
- Source
- CRS summary (Introduced in House) · Congress.gov
Became Public Law No: 119-129.
Who wrote it
Sponsor
Rep. David G. Valadao (R-CA-22)Joined by 9 cosponsors, 3 of them from the day it was introduced. Introduced March 31, 2025.
All 9 cosponsors
- Rep. Craig A. Goldman (R-TX-12) · original
- Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7) · original
- Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3) · original
- Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6)
- Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA-9)
- Rep. David P. Joyce (R-OH-14)
- Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV-3)
- Rep. Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)
- Rep. Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-6)
How Congress voted
No recorded vote: this bill moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, so there is no record of how individual members voted.
California’s delegation
| Member | On the record |
|---|---|
 Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) | None found |
 Sen. Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) | None found |
 Rep. James Gallagher (R-CA-1) | None found |
 Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA-2) | None found |
 Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA-3) | None found |
 Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-4) | None found |
 Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA-5) | None found |
 Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA-6) | None found |
 Rep. Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-7) | None found |
 Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA-8) | None found |
 Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA-9) Cosponsor | None found |
 Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10) | None found |
 Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-11) | None found |
 Rep. Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) | None found |
 Rep. Adam Gray (D-CA-13) | None found |
 Rep. Aisha Wahab (D-CA-14) | None found |
 Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15) | None found |
 Rep. Sam T. Liccardo (D-CA-16) | None found |
 Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) | None found |
 Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18) | None found |
 Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) | None found |
 Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA-20) | None found |
 Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA-21) | None found |
Rep. David G. Valadao (R-CA-22) Wrote this bill | None found |
 Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) | None found |
 Rep. Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24) | None found |
 Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25) | None found |
 Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA-26) | None found |
 Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA-27) | None found |
 Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA-28) | None found |
 Rep. Luz M. Rivas (D-CA-29) | None found |
 Rep. Laura Friedman (D-CA-30) | None found |
 Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31) | None found |
 Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA-32) | None found |
 Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA-33) | None found |
 Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34) | None found |
 Rep. Norma J. Torres (D-CA-35) | None found |
 Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA-36) | None found |
 Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) | None found |
 Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA-38) | None found |
 Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA-39) | None found |
 Rep. Young Kim (R-CA-40) | None found |
 Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA-41) | None found |
 Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA-42) | None found |
 Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) | None found |
 Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44) | None found |
 Rep. Derek Tran (D-CA-45) | None found |
 Rep. J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46) | None found |
 Rep. Dave Min (D-CA-47) | None found |
 Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA-48) | None found |
 Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA-49) | None found |
 Rep. Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50) | None found |
 Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51) | None found |
 Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA-52) | None found |
In their own words
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What it changes — and your vote
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Provision 1
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.
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Provision 2
Provides for enforcement of these requirements by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general.
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