# 115-hr-6363: Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018

115-hr-6363, Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6363
- Congress: 115
- Title: Protecting Immigrant Communities from Consumer Fraud Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2018-07-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2018-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- GENE GREEN (D-TX), 2018-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2018-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-4253: American Promise Act of 2017
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

## Sources
- [115-hr-6363 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6363)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-4253: American Promise Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4253)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-4007: To revise the quorum requirement for the Board of Directors of the Export-Impor…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4007)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6363 (as of 2025-11-18).