Bill · H.R. 3763· House(119-HR-3763)
Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
- Introduced
- 6/5/2025
- Last activity
- 6/5/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Jimmy Gomez
- Cosponsors
- - 55 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act," aims to change how certain visas are handled. It focuses on eliminating employment-based visa caps for specific groups. These groups consist of abused, abandoned, and neglected children who are eligible for humanitarian status. The legislation seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to achieve this.
Yes
Would children be better off under this?+9
The bill provides direct relief to abused, abandoned, and neglected children by removing visa barriers.
Would immigrants be better off under this?+8
The bill directly benefits vulnerable immigrant children by eliminating numerical visa limitations.
Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens?+8
The bill facilitates a pathway for vulnerable, abused, and neglected children to secure legal status by removing visa caps.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Elimination of Visa Caps for Vulnerable Youth: The bill seeks to remove numerical limitations on employment-based visas for specific individuals. This could benefit abused, abandoned, and neglected children eligible for humanitarian status by allowing them to bypass existing caps (Section 2.a and 2.b).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+9Good For Immigrants+8
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Pathway To Citizenship+8
- 9/8/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/20/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/21/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/6/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/15/2025
- 7 Cosponsors added.
- 7/15/2025
- 7 Cosponsors added.
- 6/5/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 37 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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