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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 3763

Introduced

Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act

Sponsor
DJimmy Gomez· California
Introduced
June 5, 2025
Policy area
Immigration
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.June 5, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3763 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3763

To eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and 
neglected children eligible for humanitarian status, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 5, 2025

Mr. Gomez (for himself, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Ansari, Ms. 
Balint, Mr. Carson, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. 
Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Davis of 
Illinois, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Jacobs, 
Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Leger 
Fernandez, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. 
Norton, Ms. Omar, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Rivas, 
Ms. Salazar, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Soto, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. 
Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velazquez, and Ms. Wasserman 
Schultz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and 
neglected children eligible for humanitarian status, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATING CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA CAPS.

(a) Aliens Not Subject to Direct Numerical Limitations.--Section 
201(b)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1151(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``subparagraph (A) or (B)'' and 
inserting ``subparagraph (A), (B), or (J)''.
(b) Preference Allocation for Employment-Based Immigrants.--Section 
203(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(4)) 
is amended by striking ``subparagraph (A) or (B)'' and inserting 
``subparagraph (A), (B), or (J)''.
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