HR 4285 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act

Introduced Jun 22, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Jimmy Gomez D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 22, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 22, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.)

Cosponsors 44

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 22, 2023 to Dec 5, 2024; 31 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 22, 2023
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-CAMike LevinOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-CASara JacobsOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-PASummer L. LeeOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJun 22, 2023
D-CASalud O. CarbajalJun 23, 2023
D-VTBecca BalintJul 17, 2023
D-TXGreg CasarAug 18, 2023
D-COJason CrowOct 11, 2023
D-CARaul RuizDec 1, 2023
D-MNDean PhillipsFeb 6, 2024
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarFeb 6, 2024
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiFeb 28, 2024
D-MIRashida TlaibMar 5, 2024
D-ILMike QuigleyApr 17, 2024
D-ILDelia C. RamirezMay 17, 2024
D-COBrittany PettersenMay 21, 2024
D-NYRitchie TorresDec 5, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 22, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 22, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jun 22, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: Immigration

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 109, June 22, 2023, page H3110.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R44970The National Health Service CorpsReportApr 9, 2025

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1885Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth ActIdentical billJun 8, 2023
S 3128Protecting Unaccompanied Children ActRelated billOct 25, 2023
HR 7867Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth ActReintroduction ofNov 1, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and neglected children eligible for humanitarian status, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 22, 2023Introduced in House

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