To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain types of fraud in the provision of immigration services, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on October 1, 2020 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
2 Cosponsors (2 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“La Cámara aprueba la legislación de Mucarsel-Powell para detener el fraude a manos de notarios”
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Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL26, 2019-2020]
(Sponsor)
on Oct 1, 2020
“Correa Applauds Bipartisan Work By House Judiciary Committee On Behalf Of All Americans”
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Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA46]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 15, 2020
“Chairman Nadler Praises Unanimous House Passage of 5 Judiciary Bills”
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Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY12]
on Oct 1, 2020
History
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Sep 11, 2020
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Introduced
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Sep 15, 2020
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Considered by House Committee on the Judiciary
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Sep 24, 2020
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Reported by House Committee on the Judiciary
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Sep 25, 2020
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Text Published
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Oct 1, 2020
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Passed House (Senate next)
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H.R. 8225 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 8225. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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