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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 July 21, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 8
Vela, Filemon
· Jul 24, 2014
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 16, 2014
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jul 16, 2014
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jul 10, 2014
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jul 10, 2014
Lee, Barbara
· Jul 10, 2014
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 10, 2014
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 26, 2014
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2014
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 26, 2014
Bass, Karen
· Jun 23, 2014
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 23, 2014
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 23, 2014
Deutch, Theodore
· Jun 23, 2014
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jun 23, 2014
O'Rourke, Beto
· Jun 23, 2014
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jun 23, 2014
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4936: Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4936/
MLA
"H.R. 4936: Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4936/.
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H.R. 4936, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4936/.
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