International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005

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D CantwellSponsor

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R Brownback

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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.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 7, 2005

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005

Latest action (Sep 7, 2005): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Immigration · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 7, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.