International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005

Summary

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.

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Timeline

1. 6 September 2005

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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2. 6 September 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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3. 6 September 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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4. 19 September 2005

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

   Source: Committee

5. 28 September 2005

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8425)

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 6 September 2005 · Download file

Documents

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  Introduced in House · EN · 6 September 2005

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Sponsors

• Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005
• related to ← International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005