119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 4, 2025
Romance Scam Prevention Act
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Latest action (Sep 2, 2025): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: 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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145.
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.
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.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: JGB & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Amount not reported
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Comba…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: JGB & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
Amount not reported
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Comba…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
BUMBLE TRADING LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: AVOQ, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online sexual harassment and legislation to outlaw the sending of unsolicited lewd photos, including S. 1837/H.R. 3562, DEFIANCE Act of 2025, S. 841/H.R. 2481, Romance Scam Prevention Act, and S. 4695/H.R. 9155, Curbing Online Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Nudity Transfers (CONSENT) Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Comba…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Comba…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$1,580,000
Spent on own lobbying
…media platforms for drug trafficking. General lobbying on legal standards for advanced artificial intelligence products. H.R 2481 Romance Scam Prevention Act. S. 841 Romance Scam Prevention Act. H.R. 1941 Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act. S. 278 Kids off Social Media Act. S. 281 TICKET Act. S. 1829 STOP CSAM Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BUMBLE TRADING LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: AVOQ, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online sexual harassment and legislation to outlaw the sending of unsolicited lewd photos, including S. 1837/H.R. 3562, DEFIANCE Act of 2025, S. 841/H.R. 2481, Romance Scam Prevention Act, and S. 4695/H.R. 9155, Curbing Online Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Nudity Transfers (CONSENT) Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$1,840,000
Spent on own lobbying
…media platforms for drug trafficking. General lobbying on legal standards for advanced artificial intelligence products. H.R 2481 Romance Scam Prevention Act. S. 841 Romance Scam Prevention Act. H.R. 1941 Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act. S. 278 Kids off Social Media Act. S. 281 TICKET Act. S. 1829 STOP CSAM Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Comba…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Comba…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: JGB & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Amount not reported
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Comba…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
BUMBLE TRADING LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: AVOQ, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ues related to online sexual harassment and legislation to outlaw the sending of unsolicited lewd photos, including S. 1837/H.R. 3562, DEFIANCE Act of 2025 and S. 841/H.R. 2481, Romance Scam Prevention Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$1,480,000
Spent on own lobbying
…media platforms for drug trafficking. General lobbying on legal standards for advanced artificial intelligence products. H.R 2481 Romance Scam Prevention Act. S. 841 Romance Scam Prevention Act. H.R. 1941 Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act. S. 278 Kids off Social Media Act. S. 281 TICKET Act. S. 1829 STOP CSAM Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: JGB & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 16, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Amount not reported
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Comba…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 7, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Comba…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 7, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Comba…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Science/Technology
$1,770,000
Spent on own lobbying
…media platforms for drug trafficking. General lobbying on legal standards for advanced artificial intelligence products. H.R 2481 Romance Scam Prevention Act. S. 841 Romance Scam Prevention Act. H.R. 1941 Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act. S. 278 Kids off Social Media Act. S. 281 TICKET Act. S. 1829 STOP CSAM Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS OBO MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: JGB & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Amount not reported
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Comba…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
MATCH GROUP HOLDINGS I, LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues related to online dating scams and consumer protection; Romance Scams Prevention Act (S.841), GUARD Act (S.2544), Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act (S.2950), Foreign Robocall Elimination Act (S.2665), National Strategy for Comba…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Science/Technology
$1,360,000
Spent on own lobbying
…al standards for advanced artificial intelligence products. Draft legislation on draft artificial intelligence liability. H.R 2481 Romance Scam Prevention Act. S. 841 Romance Scam Prevention Act. H.R. 1941 Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act. S. 278 Kids off Social Media Act. S. 281 TICKET Act. S. 1829 STOP CSAM Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · amended · posted Sep 16, 2025 · issue area: Science/Technology
$1,400,000
Spent on own lobbying
…al standards for advanced artificial intelligence products. Draft legislation on draft artificial intelligence liability. H.R 2481 Romance Scam Prevention Act. S. 841 Romance Scam Prevention Act. H.R. 1941 Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act. S. 278 Kids off Social Media Act. S. 281 TICKET Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Science/Technology
$1,370,000
Spent on own lobbying
…al standards for advanced artificial intelligence products. Draft legislation on draft artificial intelligence liability. H.R 2481 Romance Scam Prevention Act. S. 841 Romance Scam Prevention Act. H.R. 1941 Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act. S. 278 Kids off Social Media Act. S. 281 TICKET Act. S. 1829 STOP CSAM Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing