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S. 1618 (109th): International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005
- Introduced:
- Sep 07, 2005 (109th Congress, 2005–2006)
- Sponsor:
- Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
- Status:
- Died (Referred to Committee)
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. S. stands for Senate bill.
Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
9/7/2005--Introduced.
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.
House Republican Conference Summary
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
Slip Laws
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- Public Law 103-322:
H.R. 3355 (103rd): Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
United States Code
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- Title 8: ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
- Chapter 12: IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
- Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 1101: Definitions
- Subchapter II: IMMIGRATION
- Part II: Admission Qualifications for Aliens; Travel Control of Citizens and Aliens
- Section 1184: Admission of nonimmigrants
- Part III: Issuance of Entry Documents
- Section 1202: Application for visas
- Title 18: CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- Part I: CRIMES
- Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 16: Crime of violence defined
- Other Citations
- 8 U.S.C. 1375
Statutes at Large
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- 108 Stat. 1902
Other Citations
- 5 U.S.C. Chapter 5
- 18 U.S.C. Chapter 229