Dating apps would have to warn users within 24 hours after banning a suspected scammer
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Sponsor: Marsha Blackburn · Senator · TN
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Official title: Romance Scam Prevention Act
119th Congress
Topics: Jobs & the economy
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Dating services would have to notify users within 24 hours when they ban someone they contacted for suspected fraud, with rules starting one year after enactment.
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What does this do?
The bill would require dating websites and apps to notify anyone who exchanged messages with an account the company bans or suspends for suspected fraud aimed at getting money from members. Notice is due within 24 hours, or within 3 days if the company needs more time. If law enforcement asks the company to wait, notice is due within 3 days after the requested delay ends.
Who does it affect?
It would affect people who use online dating sites and apps, and the companies that run them, which would need systems to track and send the notices. The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general would enforce it.
Why does it matter?
Users could learn sooner that someone they chatted with was a suspected scammer. Companies that send the required notices could not be sued by current, banned, or former members over their compliance, and states could not pass their own laws on how dating services notify members of fraud bans.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedMar 4, 2025
- Senate committee
- Senate voteYou are here · Sep 2, 2025
- House
- The president's desk
Right now: it was placed on the , and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145.