House bill · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-129
Romance Scam Prevention Act
Became law on Oct 20, 2026.
Official title: To require online dating service providers to provide fraud ban notifications to online dating service members, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. David Valadao R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 31, 2025
- Committee actionApr 8, 2025
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2025 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 23, 2026 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentOct 14, 2026
- Became lawOct 20, 2026
Latest action: Oct 20, 2026 — Became Public Law No: 119-129.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2481.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2481, Romance Scam Prevention Act” on June 27, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 8, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 27, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61530
- CBO publication date
- June 27, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2481, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2481
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-153 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 12, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 12, 2025 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/153
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2481, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2481
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VALADAO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 57, March 31, 2025, Page H1375):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 31, 2025 ↗
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- Statement length
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2481, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2481
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 9 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.
Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Josh Harder (D-CA), David Joyce (R-OH), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Susie Lee (D-NV), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Valadao.
- H.R. 3419 (119th) To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.
- H.R. 1044 (119th) To amend Public Law 99–338 with respect to Kaweah Project permits.
- H.R. 3854 (119th) Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors
- H.R. 836 (119th) Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025
- H.R. 1147 (119th) Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
- H.R. 3168 (119th) National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 841 (119th) Romance Scam Prevention ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.