3.0.0 5058 2023-01-11T13:40:31Z 2023-01-11T13:40:31Z House HR 2018-02-15 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 30 (Thursday, February 15, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PANETTA:H.R. 5058.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 4 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution[Page H1213]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2018-03-08T17:02:01Z Referred to 2018-02-15T14:02:40Z 2018-03-08 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2018-02-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2018-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 N J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2018-02-15 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2018-02-15 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2018-02-15 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2018-02-15 True S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2018-02-15 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2018-02-15 True C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2018-02-15 True R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2018-02-15 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2018-02-15 True K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2018-02-15 True H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 2018-02-15 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2018-02-15 True G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2018-02-15 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2018-02-15 True V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2018-02-15 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2018-02-15 True R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 27 2018-02-15 True O000171 Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] Tom O'Halleran D AZ 1 2018-02-15 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2018-02-15 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2018-02-15 True S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2018-02-15 True E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2018-02-15 True C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2018-02-26 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2018-02-26 False K000390 Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] Ruben Kihuen D NV J. 4 2018-02-26 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2018-03-01 False M001202 Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] Stephanie Murphy D FL N. 7 2018-03-07 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2018-03-21 False D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2018-06-07 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2018-06-08 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2018-06-12 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2018-06-27 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2018-06-27 False B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2018-12-10 False Immigration Administrative remedies Crime victims Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Foreign labor Human trafficking Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports Immigration 00 2018-02-15 Introduced in House 2019-01-16T16:36:56Z Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2018

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the annual numerical limit on nonimmigrant U visas (victims of crime who are willing to assist law enforcement in investigations and prosecutions).

The Department of Homeland Security shall grant work authorizations to aliens with a pending application for a nonimmigrant U visa or a T visa (victims of trafficking in persons who are willing to assist law enforcement in investigations and prosecutions).

The bill prohibits, with specified exceptions, the following nonimmigrants from being considered inadmissible or subject to removal or deportation until there is a final denial of status application:

  • a U or T visa applicant,
  • a battered spouse seeking employment authorization,
  • a battered spouse or child seeking permanent resident status,
  • an alien seeking temporary protected status (TPS), or
  • a self-petitioning alien seeking protections under the Violence Against Women Act.
]]> Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2018 Display Title Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the annual numerical limitation on U visas, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant work authorization to aliens with a pending application for nonimmigrant status under subparagraph (U) or (T) of section 101(a)(15) of such Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr5058ih/xml/BILLS-115hr5058ih.xml 2018-03-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.