Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act

Bill: 119-s-1965
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2025-06-05
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-06-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1965 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 5, 2025 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself, Mr. Padilla , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Welch , Ms. Rosen , Ms. Duckworth , Mrs. Murray , Ms. Warren , and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To eliminate employment-based visa caps for abused, abandoned, and neglected children who are classified as special immigrant juveniles, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act . 2. Eliminating certain employment-based visa caps for special immigrant juveniles (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) thereof and inserting subparagraph (A), (B), or (J) of such section .