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EconomyH.R. 2481Comments

Romance Scam Prevention Act

Official title: To require online dating service providers to provide fraud ban notifications to online dating service members, and for other purposes.

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  2. Committee, done
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What This Bill Does

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.

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Timeline

  1. SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  2. SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4902)
  3. Passed Congress
  4. SenateRead twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438.
  5. SenateReceived in the Senate.
  6. House floor actionsMr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. House floor actionsReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-153.
  8. House committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  9. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  10. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  11. Introduced
  12. Committee

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