Protect Victims of Crime Act

Bill: 115-hr-4145
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2017-10-26
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Crime victims

Immigration status and procedures

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protect Victims of Crime Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase from 10,000 to 40,000 the number of U visas that may be issued in a fiscal year.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4145 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2017 Ms. Brownley of California (for herself, Ms. Meng , Ms. Lofgren , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Carbajal , Ms. Norton , Mrs. Napolitano , Mrs. Torres , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Polis , Mr. Takano , Mr. Schiff , and Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To increase the number of aliens who may be issued visas or otherwise provided status as nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for a fiscal year, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Victims of Crime Act . 2. Increase in annual visa cap for U-visas Section 214(p)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(p)(2)(A) ) is amended by striking 10,000 and inserting 40,000 .