H.R. 4285: Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act


Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34)

Congress: 118

Date Introduced: June 22, 2023

Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (June 22, 2023)

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Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act

This bill exempts Special Immigrant Juveniles visas from certain annual numerical limitations on such visas. (Generally, Special Immigrant Juvenile status is available to qualifying non-U.S. nationals under 21 years of age who are in the United States and have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by a parent.)

Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA-38) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Chuy García (D-IL-4) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA-49) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA-2) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI-4) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY-9) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA-12) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) (June 22, 2023)

Del. Eleanor Norton (D-DC-At-Large) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI-2) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-7) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA-28) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA-4) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-12) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA-5) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. David Trone (D-MD-6) (June 22, 2023)

Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) (June 23, 2023)

Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT-At-Large) (July 17, 2023)

Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX-35) (Aug. 18, 2023)

Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO-6) (Oct. 11, 2023)

Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25) (Dec. 1, 2023)

Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) (Feb. 6, 2024)

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN-3) (Feb. 6, 2024)

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8) (Feb. 28, 2024)

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) (March 5, 2024)

Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL-5) (April 17, 2024)

Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL-3) (May 17, 2024)

Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7) (May 21, 2024)

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15) (Dec. 5, 2024)

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