Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
HR 4285, titled the Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act, would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove numerical caps on certain employment-based visas. Specifically, it changes two sections to add a new visa category (J) to the list of categories exempt from annual numerical limits, allowing more employment-based visas to be issued without current restrictions. This change would directly affect employers and foreign workers seeking employment-based visas under the newly designated category (J), though the bill does not specify what the (J) category entails. The bill focuses solely on adjusting visa allocation rules rather than addressing youth protection or other aspects implied by its title.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 22, 2023
Last action Jun 22, 2023
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Committee
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Jun 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jun 22, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 44 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jimmy Gomez
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Becca Balint
DDemocratic
Co
Brittany Pettersen
DDemocratic
Co
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
Co
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
Co
Dean Phillips
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
Co
Delia C. Ramirez
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
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