3.0.0 1455 2023-01-15T06:17:49Z 2023-01-15T06:17:49Z Senate S S 2003-07-25 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-07-25T14:32:31Z 2003-07-25 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9961-9963) IntroReferral 2003-07-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9960-9961) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-07-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA N 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 Senate 2004-04-02T20:31:14Z 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 A bill to regulate international marriage broker activity in the United States, to provide for certain protections for individuals who utilize services of international marriage brokers, and for other services. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-07-25T04:00:00Z 2003-07-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9961-9963) 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.