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Introduced
06/05/2025
06/05/2025
In Committee
06/05/2025
06/05/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and neglected children eligible for humanitarian status, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill aims to eliminate employment-based visa caps for certain vulnerable immigrant children who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected and are eligible for humanitarian status. Specifically, the bill modifies existing immigration law by amending two sections of the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove numerical limitations on visas for these children. The changes would allow more of these vulnerable youth to obtain visas without being constrained by the typical employment-based visa quota system. By adding the reference to subparagraph (J) in two key sections of the law, the bill ensures that children who qualify under this humanitarian provision will have easier access to legal immigration status in the United States, potentially providing them with more opportunities for safety, stability, and integration.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (54)
Jimmy Gomez (D)*,
Yassamin Ansari (D),
Becca Balint (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
André Carson (D),
Greg Casar (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Joaquin Castro (D),
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Teresa Fernandez (D),
Robert Garcia (D),
Chuy García (D),
Sara Jacobs (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
John Larson (D),
Mike Levin (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Sarah McBride (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
LaMonica McIver (D),
Rob Menendez (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Delia Ramirez (D),
Luz Rivas (D),
Raul Ruiz (D),
María Salazar (R),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Lateefah Simon (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Melanie Stansbury (D),
Shri Thanedar (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Jill Tokuda (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Ritchie Torres (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (on 06/05/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3763/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr3763/BILLS-119hr3763ih.pdf |
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