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To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the establishment of immigration consumer fraud information hotlines and websites, and for outreach campaigns on immigration consumer fraud, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6363| House 
| Updated: 8/6/2018
Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (14)
Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants for immigration consumer fraud information websites and hotlines. It also establishes a grant program to carry out an outreach campaign to provide: (1) access to legal resources, including free or low-cost legal resources for low-income individuals; (2) workshops educating the public on immigration consumer fraud; and (3) translation services. Grant recipients may not disclose or use personally identifiable information provided by individuals participating in outreach campaigns. The bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to impose and enforce requirements on immigration consultants relating to advertising of immigration services, contracts for such services, and the retention and disposal of client documents. Immigration consultants must disclose in advertising materials and contracts that they are not immigration attorneys and may not represent aliens before an immigration court or the Board of Immigration Appeals.
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Timeline
Jul 12, 2018
Introduced in House
Jul 12, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 6, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
  • July 12, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • July 12, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • August 6, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Immigration

Administrative remediesCensus and government statisticsCitizenship and naturalizationConsumer affairsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsImmigration status and proceduresLawyers and legal servicesLegal fees and court costsRight of privacyState and local government operationsTelephone and wireless communication

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the establishment of immigration consumer fraud information hotlines and websites, and for outreach campaigns on immigration consumer fraud, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6363| House 
| Updated: 8/6/2018
Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants for immigration consumer fraud information websites and hotlines. It also establishes a grant program to carry out an outreach campaign to provide: (1) access to legal resources, including free or low-cost legal resources for low-income individuals; (2) workshops educating the public on immigration consumer fraud; and (3) translation services. Grant recipients may not disclose or use personally identifiable information provided by individuals participating in outreach campaigns. The bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to impose and enforce requirements on immigration consultants relating to advertising of immigration services, contracts for such services, and the retention and disposal of client documents. Immigration consultants must disclose in advertising materials and contracts that they are not immigration attorneys and may not represent aliens before an immigration court or the Board of Immigration Appeals.
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Timeline
Jul 12, 2018
Introduced in House
Jul 12, 2018
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 6, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
  • July 12, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • July 12, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • August 6, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (14)
Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Gene Green (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCensus and government statisticsCitizenship and naturalizationConsumer affairsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsImmigration status and proceduresLawyers and legal servicesLegal fees and court costsRight of privacyState and local government operationsTelephone and wireless communication