HR 3657 · 109th Congress · Immigration

International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-09-06· Sponsored by Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8425)(2005-09-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 marr…

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Cosponsors (15)

13 Democrats2 Republicans