Fight Notario Fraud Act of 2020
Latest action · Oct 19, 2020 Received in the Senate and 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 11, 2020
- Passed HouseOct 1, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fight Notario Fraud Act of 2020
This bill prohibits certain types of fraud or misrepresentations related to immigration matters, provides for criminal penalties for such actions, and contains related provisions.
Specifically, a person shall be subject to fines, imprisonment, or both, if that person knowingly executes a scheme related to immigration laws to (1) defraud another, or (2) receive anything of value from another based on false pretenses or representations. Such a person shall be subject to additional criminal penalties if that person (1) threatens to report another to federal or state authorities, (2) takes actions or makes attempts to adversely impact another's immigration status, or (3) demands or retains anything of value for services fraudulently performed or not performed.
Similarly, a person shall be subject to fines, imprisonment, or both, if the person knowingly and falsely claims to be an attorney or an accredited representative in any matter arising under the immigration laws. (An accredited representative is an individual authorized by the Executive Office of Immigration Review to represent clients in certain immigration matters.)
The bill provides for longer terms of imprisonment for a person who causes a cumulative loss of more than $10,000 through actions prohibited under this bill.
The Department of Justice shall establish at least 15 Special U.S. Attorney positions to enforce these provisions and take other actions related to enforcement and protecting consumers from fraudulent immigration schemes.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 11, 2020 to Sep 15, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Sep 11, 2020 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Sep 15, 2020 |
Committees 2
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 11, 2020Markup Sep 15, 2020Reported Sep 24, 2020 |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 19, 2020 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Oct 1, 2020Ms. Bass moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 1, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5149-5151)
- Oct 1, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8225.
- Oct 1, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5149-5150)
- Oct 1, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 24, 2020Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-533.
- Sep 24, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 433.
- Sep 15, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 11, 2020Introduced in House
- Sep 11, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5149–H5151Text printed H5149 | Guy Reschenthaler R-PA, Karen Bass D-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Sylvia R. Garcia D-TX | Oct 1, 2020 |
| House | Notices H5104Estimated budget effects of H.R. 8225, Fight Notario Fraud Act | John A. Yarmuth D-KY | Sep 30, 2020 |
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.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 157, September 11, 2020, page H4337.
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain types of fraud in the provision of immigration services, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Fight Notario Fraud Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Fight Notario Fraud Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Fight Notario Fraud Act of 2020
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Fight Notario Fraud Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative remedies
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Justice
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Immigrant health and welfare
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Lawyers and legal services
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2020Referred in Senate
- Oct 1, 2020Engrossed in House
- Sep 24, 2020Reported in House
- Sep 11, 2020Introduced 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.
