S. 841 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Mar 4, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryAlerts dating app users to scammers
Ever gotten a message from someone online who seemed too good to be true. This bill requires dating apps and websites to notify users when they've been contacted by someone who's been banned from the platform for fraud. The notification has to tell you the scammer's username, warn you about fake identities and financial scams, and give you tips on how to protect yourself.
How it affects you
If you use online dating apps or websites, you'd get an alert if a banned scammer had messaged you, helping you recognize and avoid potential fraud. The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general would enforce these rules to make sure dating platforms follow through.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Mar 4, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 841
A BILL
Romance Scam Prevention Act
Sponsor: Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Introduced Mar 4, 2025 · Commerce · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 2, 2025: “Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 2 official versions.