Immigration Relief and Protection Act of 2006
Latest action · Sep 26, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 26, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Attorney General to establish specified district task forces to enforce such provisions.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish related outreach programs, including a toll-free hotline.
Provides for confidentiality of related information and criminal penalties for violations of such confidentiality.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 26, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2006Introduced in House
- Sep 26, 2006Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reduce the number of innocent victims of immigration fraud by making certain immigration consultant practices criminal offenses.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Immigration Relief and Protection Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Aliens
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Confidential communications
- Consultants
- Consumer protection
- Contracts
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Damages
- Deceptive advertising
- Federal preemption
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Fees
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fraud
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Immigration
- Informers
- Injunctions
- Law
- Legal fees
- Legal services
- Prosecution
- Public prosecutors
- Punitive damages
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Signs and signboards
- Telephone
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2006Introduced in House
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