International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005
Latest action · Sep 7, 2005 Read twice and referred to the 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 7, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 - Prohibits an international marriage broker from providing any U.S. client with any personal contact information of any individual under the age of 18.
Prohibits a marriage broker from providing any U.S. client with the personal contact information of any foreign national client 18 years of age or older until the marriage broker has: (1) collected certain background information from the U.S. client; (2) provided a copy of such background information to the foreign national client; (3) provided the foreign national client information about legal rights; (4) received consent from the foreign national client to release personal contact information; and (5) informed the U.S. client that he or she will be subject to a criminal background check.
Requires a marriage broker to collect specified background information from each U.S. client.
Sets forth penalties for marriage broker violations.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to repeal the mail-order bride provision.
Provides for the dissemination of a pamphlet about the resources available for immigrant victims of domestic violence to: (1) foreign national clients of marriage brokers; and (2) beneficiaries of K-visa petitions.
Amends INA to set forth new K-visa processing provisions.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 7, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Sep 7, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 7, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Sep 7, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3657 | International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 | Related bill | Sep 28, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to regulate international marriage broker activity in the United States, to provide for certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative remedies
- Admission of nonimmigrants
- Aliens
- Arrest
- Assault
- Child abuse
- Child support
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
- Confidential communications
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer education
- Consumer protection
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information
- Damages
- Department of Homeland Security
- Divorce
- Drug abuse
- Drunk driving
- Families
- Family violence
- Fines (Penalties)
- Forced labor
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Fraud
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publications
- Government publicity
- Governmental investigations
- Homicide
- Identification of criminals
- Immigrants
- Immigration
- Incest
- Injunctions
- International Affairs
- Kidnapping
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Mandatory sentences
- Marriage
- Murder
- Prostitution
- Rape
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Sex crimes
- Sex offenders
- Slavery
- Stalking
- Torture
- Translating and interpreting
- Transportation and Public Works
- Victims of crimes
- Visas
- Wife abuse
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2005Introduced in Senate
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