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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2430 
To provide for punishments for immigration-related fraud, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 1, 2019 
Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mr. COHEN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. MENG, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 
WELCH, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. 
MOULTON, Ms. TITUS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 
Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. PALLONE, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. OMAR, Mr. 
MEEKS, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 
CISNEROS, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, and Mr. AGUILAR) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for punishments for immigration-related fraud, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Immigrants 
From Legal Exploitation Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. SCHEMES TO PROVIDE FRAUDULENT IMMIGRATION 
SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 1041. Schemes to provide fraudulent immigration 
services 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person who knowingly or 
recklessly executes a scheme or artifice, in connection with 
any matter that is authorized by or arises under any Fed-
eral immigration law or any matter the offender claims 
or represents is authorized by or arises under any Federal 
immigration law, to— 
‘‘(1) defraud any person; or 
‘‘(2) obtain or receive money or anything else of 
value from any person by means of false or fraudu-
lent pretenses, representations, or promises, 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 
10 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) MISREPRESENTATION.—Any person who know-
ingly and falsely represents that such person is an attor-
ney or an accredited representative (as that term is de-
fined in section 1292.1 of title 8, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or any successor regulation)) in any matter arising 
under any Federal immigration law shall be fined under 
this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both. 
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‘‘(c) REIMBURSEMENT.—Any person convicted of of-
fenses under this section must fully reimburse the client 
for any services that person fraudulently provided.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘1041. Schemes to provide fraudulent immigration services.’’. 
SEC. 3. COMBATING SCHEMES TO DEFRAUD ALIENS. 
(a) REGULATIONS, FORMS, AND PROCEDURES.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney Gen-
eral, for matters within their respective jurisdictions aris-
ing under the immigration laws, shall promulgate appro-
priate regulations, forms, and procedures defining the cir-
cumstances in which— 
(1) persons submitting applications, petitions, 
motions, or other written materials relating to immi-
gration benefits or relief from removal under the im-
migration laws will be required to identify who 
(other than immediate family members) assisted 
them in preparing or translating the immigration 
submissions; and 
(2) any person or persons who received com-
pensation (other than a normal fee for copying, 
mailing, or similar services) in connection with the 
preparation, completion, or submission of such mate-
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