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S. 1965

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Summary

S. 1965, the Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 5, 2025 by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 5, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 1965 has 12 co-sponsors.

sb1965/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1965 IS: Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-05
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 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 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-05
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) sponsors S. 1965, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 9 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1965 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jun 5, 2025

Actions

S. 1965 has taken 2 actions since Jun 5, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 5, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Jun 5, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1965 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1965.

Titles

S. 1965 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act — Display Title
  • Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 17 registered lobbyists who named S. 1965 in 11 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Immigration, Foreign Relations, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Medicare/Medicaid, Trade (domestic/foreign), Civil Rights/Civil Liberties.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NETWORK—District of Columbia16—
KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE—District of Columbia14—
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE16—
KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE14—
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DRAKE STARLING116
JARRETT SMITH116
LAURA PERALTA-SCHULTE116
CHRISTIAN WATKINS114
CORY SHINDEL114
EMMA ISRAEL114
GIOVANA OAXACA NAJERA114
JASON BOYD114
JENNIFER HOJAIBAN114
JENNIFER PODKUL114
CHRISTINA ENNIS111
DAVID EPPSTEIN111
DENISE CARDMAN111
HOLLY COOK111
KENNETH GOLDSMITH111
KRISTI GAINES111
LARSON FRISBY111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$250K1st Quarter - Report
KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSEKIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE2025 third_quarter$140K3rd Quarter - Report
KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSEKIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE2026 first_quarter$130K1st Quarter - Report
KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSEKIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE2025 second_quarter$130K2nd Quarter - Report
KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSEKIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE2025 fourth_quarter$120K4th Quarter - Report
NETWORKNETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
NETWORKNETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE2026 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report
NETWORKNETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE2026 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report
NETWORKNETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE2025 fourth_quarter—4th Quarter - Report
NETWORKNETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE2025 third_quarter—3rd Quarter - Report
NETWORKNETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE2025 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1965 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1965’s is Immigration.

s1965/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com