HR 4936
113th Congress
House
Immigration
Child safety and welfare
Disability and paralysis
Immigration status and procedures
Lawyers and legal services
Legal fees and court costs
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act
Introduced: June 23, 2014
Introduced by:
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jun 23, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 23, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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) incompetent to represent himself or herself due to a serious mental disability.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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