3.0.0 415 2022-11-01T15:47:44Z 2022-11-01T15:47:44Z Senate S 2019-02-07 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-02-07T21:34:47Z 2019-02-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-02-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-02-07 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-02-07 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-02-13 False Immigration Domestic violence and child abuse Family relationships Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Marriage and family status Immigration 00 2019-02-07 Introduced in Senate 2019-09-27T17:50:09Z Protecting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Act

This bill allows an abused spouse or child whose immigrant status is derived from another alien (the principal alien) to obtain immigrant status independent of the principal alien under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

Such an abused spouse or child must be accompanying or following to join the principal alien, and have been subject to battery or extreme cruelty by the principal alien. An abused individual with immigrant status shall receive employment authorization, be eligible for renewal or extension of status, and become an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under certain conditions.

Currently, the VAWA provides a path to immigrant status to abused individuals who derive their status from a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, but not to those covered under this bill.

]]> Protecting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Act Display Title Protecting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide immigration status for certain battered spouses and children. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s415is/xml/BILLS-116s415is.xml 2019-02-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.