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HR 6363 115th Congress House

Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the establishment of immigration consumer fraud information hotlines and website… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: July 12, 2018 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative remediesCensus and government statisticsCitizenship and naturalizationConsumer affairs
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Fraud 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
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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
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 Latest action August 6, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 11
D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Nov 16, 2018
GREEN, GENE
· Oct 12, 2018
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Aug 7, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 12, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 12, 2018
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Jul 12, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 12, 2018
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 12, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 12, 2018
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 12, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 12, 2018
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 12, 2018
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 12, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6363: Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6363/
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"H.R. 6363: Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6363/.
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H.R. 6363, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6363/.
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