[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7867 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7867

   To eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and 
  neglected children eligible for humanitarian status, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2022

   Mr. Gomez (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Garcia of 
 Illinois, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Raskin) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and 
  neglected children eligible for humanitarian status, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATING CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA CAPS.

    (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)'' and inserting 
``subparagraph (A), (B), or (J)''.
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