S 523
112th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Elementary and secondary education
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
School administration
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Visas and passports
A bill to provide for enhanced criminal penalties for individuals who file a SEVP certification petition under false pretenses.
Introduced: March 9, 2011
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 9, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the federal criminal code to subject an individual who knowingly and for pecuniary gain, while representing himself or herself as a principal, officer, or director of an educational institution, files a petition for certification or recertification with the Student and Exchange Visitor Program for attendance at such institution of certain nonimmigrant students under false pretenses, to a fine, up to 15 years imprisonment, or both. Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to amend the federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to reflect such penalties.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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