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Senate Bill 1965
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
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Introduced in Senate on Jun 5, 2025
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S. 1965 (Introduced-in-Senate)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1965


To eliminate employment-based visa caps for abused, abandoned, and neglected children who are classified as special immigrant juveniles, and for other purposes.

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.

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 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”.