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S. 841 Senate Commerce

Romance Scam Prevention Act

Introduced
Mar 4, 2025
Sponsor
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN)
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STAGE 3 OF 8 — CALENDARS AND SCHEDULING

Currently in the Senate. Last action: placed on senate legislative calendar under general orders. calendar no. 145 on Sep 2, 2025.

  1. Senate Introduced in Senate Mar 4, 2025
  2. Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Mar 4, 2025
  3. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Mar 12, 2025
  4. 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. Sep 2, 2025
  5. Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145. Sep 2, 2025

Cosponsors

3

Subjects

Civil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsFraud offenses and financial crimesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrations

Committees

  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
    • [Reported By, Sep 2, 2025]
    • [Markup By, Mar 12, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Mar 4, 2025]

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.  

[Summary as of: Introduced in Senate]

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