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S. 79 114th Congress Senate

Remittance Status Verification Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to impose a fine with respect to international remittance transfers if the sender is unable to verify legal status in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 7, 2015 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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 Latest action January 7, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Remittance Status Verification Act of 2015

Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require a remittance transfer provider, before initiating a transfer, to request from the sender of a remittance whose recipient is located in a country other than the United States proof of the sender's status under U.S. immigration laws.

Cites admissible documentation attesting to the sender's status, including a state-issued driver's license or federal passport.

Directs a remittance transfer provider to impose, upon any sender unable to provide such proof of status, a fine equal to 7% of the U.S. dollar amount to be transferred.

Requires submission to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of all fines imposed and collected by a remittance transfer provider in order to pay the administrative and enforcement costs of implementing this Act.

Requires the Comptroller General to study the effects of the enactment of this Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 79: Remittance Status Verification Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-79/
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"S. 79: Remittance Status Verification Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-79/.
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S. 79, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-79/.
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