I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4285 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 22, 2023 Mr. Gomez (for himself, Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Lofgren , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Leger Fernandez , Mr. Levin , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Mr. Raskin , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Cárdenas , Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Norton , Ms. Tokuda , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Bowman , Ms. Omar , Mr. Cleaver , Ms. Jacobs , Ms. Chu , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Castro of Texas , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. Jackson Lee , and Mr. Trone ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and neglected children eligible for humanitarian status, 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 (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) .