H.R. 6363 · 115th Congress
Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018
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Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 12, 2018
Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018
This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants for immigration consumer fraud information websites and hotlines. It also establishes a grant program to carry out an outreach campaign to provide: (1) access to legal resources, including free or low-cost legal resources for low-income individuals; (2) workshops educating the public on immigration consumer fraud; and (3) translation services. Grant recipients may not disclose or use personally identifiable information provided by individuals participating in outreach campaigns.
The bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to impose and enforce requirements on immigration consultants relating to advertising of immigration services, contracts for such services, and the retention and disposal of client documents. Immigration consultants must disclose in advertising materials and contracts that they are not immigration attorneys and may not represent aliens before an immigration court or the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018
Latest action (Aug 6, 2018): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 12, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.