The record

LegislationLegislation· Oct 2026
HR 2481 Signed into law

Sponsored by David G. Valadao (R)

Romance Scam Prevention Act

Requires dating apps to warn users within 24 hours when someone they messaged is banned for possible fraud.

Tradeoff

Requires dating apps to warn members within 24 hours when they messaged a user later banned for possible fraud. Overrides state notification laws and takes effect one year after signing.

What's in it

See official bill text

Federal costs below the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act threshold; compliance costs to private sector and state/local governments estimated below $206 million and $103 million respectively in 2025.

The federal cost to enforce this rule is negligible—the real expense falls on private companies and state/local governments required to implement romance scam prevention measures, with combined compliance costs estimated below $206 million.

H.R. 2481, Romance Scam Prevention Act · Jun 2025

The House passed this bill by on June 23, 2025. The Senate passed it by on September 23, 2026. The bill was signed into law.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Mar 31, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(Mar 31, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Apr 8, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-153.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 23, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Jun 24, 2025)

  6. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 23, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Oct 14, 2026)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Oct 20, 2026)