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HR 4624 115th Congress House

Notario Victim Relief Act

Official title: To amend section 240(c)(7)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the time limit on the filing of a motion to reopen a removal proceeding if th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 240(c)(7)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the time limit on the filing of a motion to reopen a removal proceeding if the basis of the motion is fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion by, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization on the part of, a representative.

Introduced: December 12, 2017 Introduced by: Veasey, Marc A. Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative remediesFraud offenses and financial crimesImmigration status and proceduresLawyers and legal services
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Dec 12, 2017
Introduced in House
Dec 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action January 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Notario Victim Relief Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the time limit on the filing of a motion to reopen a removal proceeding if the basis of the motion is fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, or extortion by, or the attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization on the part of, a representative.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6
D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Dec 12, 2017
Ellison, Keith
· Dec 12, 2017
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Dec 12, 2017
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Dec 12, 2017
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Dec 12, 2017
Napolitano, Grace
· Dec 12, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 12, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Dec 12, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Dec 12, 2017
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4624: Notario Victim Relief Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4624/
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"H.R. 4624: Notario Victim Relief Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4624/.
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H.R. 4624, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4624/.
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