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.
South Carolina’s delegation
| Member | On the record |
|---|---|
 Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) | None found |
 Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) | None found |
 Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC-1) | None found |
 Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC-2) | None found |
 Rep. Sheri Biggs (R-SC-3) | None found |
 Rep. William R. Timmons IV (R-SC-4) | None found |
 Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC-5) | None found |
 Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-SC-6) | None found |
 Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC-7) | 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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