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Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018

Introduced: July 12, 2018 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

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Aug 6, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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.

Jul 12, 2018

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now August 6, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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