United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5331 (112th)
Violence Against Immigrant Women Act of 2012
Introduced
7 May 2012
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
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Summary
Violence Against Immigrant Women Act of 2012 - Amends provisions regarding violence against immigrant women in the following areas: (1) employment of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and U-visa (victims of certain crimes) nonimmigrant aliens, (2) self-petitioning, (3) protections for children and family members from traffickers and criminals, (4) recapture of unused U-visas, (5) battered spouse and family member protections, (6) asylum, (7) removal, (8) naturalization, (9) VAWA confidentiality, (10) services for trafficking victims, (11) fiancee/fiance protections and marriage broker regulation, and (12) sexual abuse in custodial settings.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 May 2012
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 May 2012
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 May 2012
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5331
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/5331