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S. 841 · 119th Congress

Romance Scam Prevention Act

Reported by committeeCommerce
IntroducedMar 4, 2025
Passed SenateNot yet
Passed HouseNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Reported by committee. Latest step, Sep 2, 2025: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 1 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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S. 841 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 1 new provision of its own. Read from the bill text as reported by a Senate committee (Sep 2, 2025).

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 2 Online dating safety
What the words would change: every change, in place (0)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

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    What it does

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    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.

    Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Mar 4, 2025).

    Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

    What has happened

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    1. Sep 2, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145.Senate
    2. Sep 2, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-58.Senate
    3. Sep 2, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-58.Library of Congress
    4. Mar 12, 2025Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.Senate
    5. Mar 4, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Senate
    6. Mar 4, 2025Introduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

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    Cosponsors

    • John W. Hickenlooper D-CO
    • Rick Scott R-FL
    • Raphael G. Warnock D-GA