# Hassan backs ReportScams.gov Act for a single federal scam portal > By Hayley Birkin | Published: 2026-11-12T15:12:00.143392+00:00 | Section: Regulation | Source: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/hassan-backs-reportscams-gov-act-single-federal-scam-portal | Publisher: Dating Industry Insights (High Intent Media Inc) Sen. Maggie Hassan and Sen. Rick Scott's ReportScams.gov Act would route scam reports to law enforcement via one portal, as Hassan probes Match Group. ## Key points - Sens. Maggie Hassan and Rick Scott introduced the bipartisan ReportScams.gov Act, with Hassan's office publishing its release on 15 June 2026. - The ReportScams.gov Act would create one federal website and a Federal Scams Action Plan, routing scam reports to federal and state law enforcement. - Hassan's release says eight federal agencies receive scam complaints; the Senate Aging Committee's release says fraud reports are spread across 13 agencies. - The Boston Globe reported that Match Group, via its Roth, supports Hassan's legislation for a centralised scam reporting website. ## Article - Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the ReportScams.gov Act; Hassan's office published its release on 15 June 2026. - The bill would create one federal website for scam reporting and a Federal Scams Action Plan, with reports routed to federal and state law enforcement. - It covers all scam types, not just dating. DII has found no bill number, committee action or vote. - Hassan's October report said almost 1.5M scammers or other bad actors on Tinder and Hinge matched with at least one user in the first nine months of 2025. Sen. Maggie Hassan is backing the ReportScams.gov Act, a bipartisan bill she introduced in June with Sen. Rick Scott that would create a single federal portal where Americans report scams and get help. Hassan's office published its release on 15 June 2026. The dating link is indirect: the bill covers every kind of scam. But Hassan, as Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, has also led an investigation into romance scams on [Match Group](https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/companies/match-group) (MTCH) platforms, so operators should read the bill with that probe in mind. DII has not read the bill text. ### The DII Take A reporting portal does nothing on its own to stop scammers matching on dating apps. Its value to the sector depends on details not yet public, such as whether pattern data from the portal would ever reach platforms. Match Group's support, attributed by the Boston Globe to Match's Roth, puts the company on the record behind a central hub from the same senator who has been scrutinising its scam defences. ### One portal in place of a maze of agencies The bill would set up ReportScams.gov as the central location for federal scam reporting, information and assistance. According to Hassan's release, reports would go directly to the appropriate federal and state law enforcement, along with the reporter's information so officers can reach out quickly. 'Today, with no central hub to combat scams, Americans are forced to navigate a maze of agencies and websites when they want to report a scam and get help,' Hassan said. Her release says eight federal agencies receive scam complaints and largely work independently. The Senate Aging Committee's release gives a different figure: 13 agencies. > The bill would set up ReportScams.gov as the central location for federal scam reporting, information and assistance. ### What operators should watch Hassan's JEC investigation, released on 13 October 2026, cited Match Group data showing almost 1.5 million scammers or other bad actors on Tinder and Hinge matched with at least one user in the first nine months of 2025. Nearly 500,000 of those accounts exchanged contact information. The Tennessee Star reported, and Rep. Tom Suozzi's office confirmed, that President Trump signed the Romance Scam Prevention Act into law. According to the Tennessee Star, he signed it on 20 October 2026. The law requires dating services to notify users within 24 hours, or up to three days in some circumstances, when someone who messaged them is removed for fraud. NBC News reported that Hassan said the portal could give the government tools to detect scam patterns and shut scams down more effectively. Watch for a bill number, committee referral and any detail on whether platforms would receive data from the portal. Until then, it is a signal of direction rather than a compliance obligation. - The ReportScams.gov Act is a general scam-reporting bill, but its sponsor is also the senator scrutinising Match Group's romance scam defences. - Compliance teams face no new obligation from it yet; DII has found no committee action or vote. **Sources:** [Senators Hassan, Scott Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Establish ReportScams.Gov (Office of Sen. Maggie Hassan)](https://www.hassan.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-hassan-scott-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-establish-reportscamsgov-first-central-portal-for-americans-to-report-scams-and-get-help); [Sens. Rick Scott, Maggie Hassan Introduce Legislation to Streamline Scam Reporting, Help Victims of Fraud (U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging)](https://www.aging.senate.gov/press-releases/sens-rick-scott-maggie-hassan-introduce-legislation-to-streamline-scam-reporting-help-victims-of-fraud); [Hassan Investigation Reveals Deficiencies & Spurs Action from Match Group to Block Romance Scams (Joint Economic Committee Democrats)](https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/2026/10/new-hassan-investigation-reveals-deficiencies-spurs-action-from-match-group-to-block-romance-scams); [Senator Hassan investigation shows dating apps facing pressure to address romance scams (The Boston Globe)](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/14/metro/match-tinder-romance-scam-hassan/); [Romance scammers are getting harder to catch. The consequences are costly. (NBC News)](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/romance-scammers-congressional-investigation-match-group-tinder-rcna602411); [President Trump Signs Blackburn's Romance Scam Prevention Act Into Law (Tennessee Star)](https://tennesseestar.com/politics/president-trump-signs-blackburns-romance-scam-prevention-act-into-law/khousler/2026/10/21/); [Bipartisan Bill Co-Led by Suozzi to Protect Americans from Online Dating Scams Signed Into Law (Office of Rep. Tom Suozzi)](https://suozzi.house.gov/media/press-releases/bipartisan-bill-co-led-suozzi-protect-americans-online-dating-scams-signed-law) ## Key takeaways - The ReportScams.gov Act is not dating-specific, so Match Group and rivals face no new compliance obligation from it, and DII has found no bill number, committee action or vote. - A central portal could help the government detect scam patterns, as Hassan has argued, but DII has not read the bill text and has found nothing saying platforms would receive the data. - Sen. Maggie Hassan's Match Group probe and the signed Romance Scam Prevention Act show Congress focusing on dating-platform fraud on several fronts at once. ## FAQ ### What is the ReportScams.gov Act? It is a bipartisan bill from Sens. Maggie Hassan and Rick Scott that would create a central federal website for reporting scams, plus a Federal Scams Action Plan. Reports would be routed to federal and state law enforcement. ### Does the ReportScams.gov Act target dating apps? No. According to Hassan's release it covers all types of scams. Hassan has separately led a Joint Economic Committee investigation into romance scams on Match Group platforms. ### Does Match Group support the ReportScams.gov Act? The Boston Globe reported that Match Group supports Hassan's legislation for a centralised scam prevention and reporting website, attributing the position to Match Group's Roth. ## In this story - [Match Group](https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/companies/match-group) - [Tinder](https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/products/tinder) - [Hinge](https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/products/hinge) --- Canonical: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/hassan-backs-reportscams-gov-act-single-federal-scam-portal Citation: "Dating Industry Insights" (https://www.datingindustryinsights.com)