Notario Victim Relief Act
Latest action · May 15, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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.
- IntroducedApr 10, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Notario Victim Relief Act
This bill eliminates the time limit for an alien to file a motion to reopen removal proceedings where the alien's motion seeks relief based on allegations of certain misdeeds by a representative or a person claiming to be a representative, specifically (1) fraud; (2) negligence; (3) misrepresentation; or (4) extortion by, or attempted, promised, or actual practice of law without authorization on the part of, such representative.
Currently, motions to reopen must be filed within 90 days of the entry of a final order of removal, with certain exceptions.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2019 to May 1, 2019; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
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 Apr 10, 2019 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred May 15, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 62, April 10, 2019, page H3259.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4624 | Notario Victim Relief Act | Reintroduction of | Jan 22, 2018 |
| S 5055 | Fairness for Immigrant Families Act | Related bill | Dec 17, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Notario Victim Relief Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
