United States · Bill · S
S. 1618 (109th)
International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005
Introduced
7 September 2005
Last action
7 September 2005 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
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
7 September 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
7 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 7 September 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1618
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1618
- us · 109-s-1618 · source updated 10 August 2026