HR 2481 — Romance Scam Prevention Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-03-31
Latest action: — Received in the Senate.
Sponsors
- Valadao, David G. (R, CA-22) — sponsor · 2025-03-31
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Goldman, Craig A. (R, TX-12) — cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D, NV-3) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- · H12410 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 119.
- · H12200 — Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-153.
- · 5000 — Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-153.
- · H38310 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- · H37300 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2848-2849)
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2848-2849)
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2481.
- · H30000 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2848-2850)
- · H30300 — Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- — Received in the Senate.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-03-31 — open
- Reported in House · 2025-06-12 — open
- Engrossed in House · 2025-06-23 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goldman, Craig A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lee, Susie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-03-31 | Valadao, David G. | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valadao, David G. (R, house CA-22) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Goldman, Craig A. (R, house TX-12) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Lee, Susie (D, house NV-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 49 | $46,430 | $46,430 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 15 | $15,391 | $15,391 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 35 | $7,752 | $7,752 |
| 4 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | openai | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,999 | $4,999 |
| 6 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 7 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | puma vineyards | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | third point llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | not employer | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,400 | $3,400 |
| 13 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 14 | law offices of irina roller pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 15 | basco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 16 | disney | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 17 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 18 | action behavior centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 19 | rancho teresita dairy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 20 | the voices project | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 21 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 22 | hellman management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | katten | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | jcg | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | cammebys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 536 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 3 yes / 0 no / 274 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Valadao, David G. (R · house · CA-22) · sponsor
- Goldman, Craig A. (R · house · TX-12) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D · house · NV-3) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lee, Susie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goldman, Craig A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-03-31 · sponsored by Valadao, David G. (sponsor) · sponsorship