Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act

Summary

Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that counsel at the government's expense in a removal or related appeal proceeding shall be provided only for an alien who is: (1) an unaccompanied child, or (2) unable to represent himself or herself due to a serious mental disability.

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Timeline

1. 26 March 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 29 April 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 26 March 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 March 2015

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 26 March 2015

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 March 2015

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Sponsors

• Hakeem Jeffries · D · Sponsor
• Karen Bass · D · Sponsor
• Theodore Deutch · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
• Barbara Lee · D · Sponsor
• JOSE SERRANO · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• James McGovern · D · Sponsor
• Beto O'Rourke · D · Cosponsor
• Tony Cárdenas · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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