3.0.0 2949 2023-01-15T06:02:46Z 2023-01-15T06:02:46Z House H HR 2003-07-25 108 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2003-09-04T15:39:50Z Referred to 2003-07-25T13:07:15Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2003-07-25T13:07:20Z 2003-09-04 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Committee 2003-07-25 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2003-07-25 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-07-25 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2003-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 N K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 2003-07-25 True I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 2003-07-25 True D000327 Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] NORMAN DICKS D WA 6 2003-09-05 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2003-09-23 False E000250 Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] LANE EVANS D IL 17 2003-10-24 False W000268 Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] CURT WELDON R PA 7 2003-10-24 False M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2003-10-24 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2003-10-24 False W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2003-11-05 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2003-11-05 False P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2003-11-05 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2003-11-05 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2003-11-10 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2003-12-08 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2004-03-04 False B001229 Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] BRIAN BAIRD D WA 3 2004-03-10 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2004-06-03 False Immigration Administrative remedies Aliens Assault Child abuse Citizenship Civil actions and liability Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Consumer protection Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Criminal statistics Damages Department of Homeland Security Divorce Electronic mail systems Evidence (Law) Ex-offenders Families Family violence Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Homicide Housing and Community Development Identification devices Identification of criminals Injunctions International Affairs Kidnapping Law Legal services Marriage Names Rape Science, Technology, Communications Sentences (Criminal procedure) Telephone Victims of crimes Visas Women Women's shelters Immigration 00 2003-07-25 Introduced in House 2004-04-02T20:29:26Z International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (LPRs) from filing more than one application for a K fiance(e) visa in any one-year period.

Amends the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997 to prohibit international marriage brokers from releasing a foreign national client's personal contact information until the broker has informed the foreign national of the rights of domestic violence victims in the United States and received a signed consent to the release. Requires brokers to obtain specified background information from citizen or LPR clients and to forward such information to foreign nationals. Establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes States to bring civil actions for such violations in the U.S. district courts.

Requires petitioners for fiance(e) visas to undergo criminal history background checks.

Modifies consular processing procedures for fiance(e) visa applications to require specified disclosures to alien applicants.

Amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to require an evaluation of the role of international marriage brokers in facilitating trafficking.

Requires a citizen or LPR client to provide to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, as part of a fiance(e) visa petition, the information that such clients are required to submit to brokers under this Act.

Prohibits a fiance(e) visa holder's awareness of the criminal background of a citizen or LPR client from being used as evidence that the marriage was not entered into in good faith.

]]> International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2003 Display Title International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To regulate international marriage broker activity in the United States, to provide for certain protections for individuals who utilize the services of international marriage brokers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-07-25T04:00:00Z 2003-09-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.