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H.R. 6363: Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018

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H.R. 6363: Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-12 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018

Plain summary

Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants for immigration consumer fraud information websites and hotlines. It also establishes a grant program to carry out an outreach campaign to provide: (1) access to legal resources, including free or low-cost legal resources for low-income individuals; (2) workshops educating the public on immigration consumer fraud; and (3) translation services. Grant recipients may not disclose or use personally identifiable information provided by individuals participating in outreach campaigns. The bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to impose and enforce requirements on immigration consultants relating to advertising of immigration services, contracts for such services, and the retention and disposal of client documents. Immigration consultants must disclose in advertising materials and contracts that they are not immigration attorneys and may not represent aliens before an immigration court or the Board of Immigration Appeals.

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Official text

Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · 14 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), André Carson (D-IN), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Darren Soto (D-FL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] reported raising $180,257 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6363 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115