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119th Congress · S. 841 · Introduced

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.

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  • Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · [R-TN] · B001243
    Rep-TN current · 10 terms · @MarshaBlackburn · 6 district offices

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Committee memberships (15)

  • Joint Economic Committee (joint) · joint · rank 5 · site
  • Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Crime and Counterterrorism (senate) · senate · rank 5
  • Health Care (senate) · senate · rank 10
  • Intellectual Property (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Privacy, Technology, and the Law (senate) · senate · Chairman · rank 1
  • Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (senate) · senate · rank 7 · site
  • Senate Committee on Finance (senate) · senate · rank 13 · site
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 6 · site
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (senate) · senate · rank 9 · site
  • Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Taxation and IRS Oversight (senate) · senate · rank 9
  • Telecommunications and Media (senate) · senate · rank 6
  • the Constitution (senate) · senate · rank 7

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District offices (6)

  • 10 West M. L. King Blvd, 6th Floor, Chattanooga, TN, 37402 · 423-541-2939 · fax 423-541-2944 · 35.0455268,-85.3100155
  • 109 S Highland Ave, Suite 218, Jackson, TN, 38301 · 731-660-3971 · fax 731-660-3978 · 35.6138097,-88.8199198
  • 800 Market St, Suite 121, Knoxville, TN, 37902-2327 · 865-540-3781 · fax 865-540-7952 · 35.96225,-83.91771
  • 100 Peabody Pl, Suite 1125, Memphis, TN, 38103-3654 · 901-527-9199 · fax 901-527-9515 · 35.14132,-90.05396
  • 719 Church Street, Suite 2100, Nashville, TN, 37203 · 629-800-6600 · fax 615-298-2148 · 36.1615561,-86.78303760000001
  • 207 Mocking Bird Ln, Suite 502, Johnson City, TN, 37604 · 423-753-4009 · fax 423-788-0250 · 36.3355276,-82.37505809999999

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$18,746,112.53
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$14,221,597.78
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Connected committees (0)

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Cosponsors (3)

  • Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] · [D-CO] · H000273 · Co-sponsored 2025-03-04 · original
    Dem-CO current · 1 term · @SenatorHick · 7 district offices
  • Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] · [D-GA] · W000790 · Co-sponsored 2025-12-04
    Dem-GA current · 2 terms · @SenatorWarnock · 1 district office
  • Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · [R-FL] · S001217 · Co-sponsored 2025-12-15
    Rep-FL current · 2 terms · @SenRickScott · 9 district offices

Committees (1)

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee [Senate Standing]
    2025-09-02T21:07:11ZReported By
    2025-03-12T14:00:04ZMarkup By
    2025-03-04T21:02:27ZReferred To

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  • 2025-09-02Calendarsvia Senate
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145.
  • 2025-09-02Committeevia Senate
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-58.
  • 2025-09-02Committee14000via Library of Congress
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-58.
  • 2025-03-12Committeevia Senate
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • 2025-03-04IntroReferralvia Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • 2025-03-04IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

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  • Display Title2025-12-16T12:03:15Z
    Romance Scam Prevention Act
  • Short Title(s) as Reported to SenateRSS2025-09-04T02:08:18Z
    Romance Scam Prevention Act
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIS2025-03-07T16:23:22Z
    Romance Scam Prevention Act
  • Official Title as IntroducedIS2025-03-07T16:18:24Z
    A bill to require online dating service providers to provide fraud ban notifications to online dating service members, and for other purposes.

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Summaries

00 · 2025-03-04 · Introduced in Senate

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.  

Related bills

  • HR 2481 (119) Romance Scam Prevention Act
    Latest: 2026-10-20 — Became Public Law No: 119-129.
    Relationship: Identical bill (via CRS), Contained in public law (via CRS)

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none

Laws

none

Committee reports

  • S. Rept. 119-58

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CBO cost estimates

  • S. 841, Romance Scam Prevention Act2025-08-05T16:03:00Z
    As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on March 12, 2025

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