3.0.0 577 2019-11-15T21:57:16Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z Senate S S 2009-03-12 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-03-12T15:32:35Z Immigration Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 111 1992 HR 2009-05-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS 2009-03-12 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3075-3076) IntroReferral 2009-03-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3075) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2009-03-12 True Immigration Administrative remedies Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Fraud offenses and financial crimes Immigration status and procedures Lawyers and legal services Visas and passports Immigration 00 2009-03-12 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-26T19:04:05Z Immigration Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to subject a person to fine, imprisonment, or both, who: (1) willfully and knowingly executes a scheme in connection with any federal immigration law-related matter to defraud a person, or to obtain money or anything else of value from a person by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises; or (2) willfully, knowingly, and falsely represents that such person is an attorney or an accredited representative in any federal immigration law-related matter.

Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) use the Executive Office of Immigration Review to investigate such immigration fraud crimes; and (2) educate immigrant communities about who may provide legal services and representation in immigration proceedings.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that: (1) aliens in removal proceedings be provided with a description of who may represent them, including notice that immigration consultants, visa consultants, and other unauthorized individuals may not provide such representation; and (2) the Attorney General provide for lists of persons who are prohibited from providing representation in immigration proceedings.

]]> Immigration Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Immigration Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 Display Title Immigration Fraud Prevention Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for individuals who engage in schemes to defraud aliens and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2009-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s577is/xml/BILLS-111s577is.xml 2009-03-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3075-3076) 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.