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HR 1700 114th Congress House

Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act

Official title: To amend section 292 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Attorney General to appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children and aliens with… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 292 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Attorney General to appoint counsel for unaccompanied alien children and aliens with serious mental disabilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 26, 2015 Introduced by: Jeffries, Hakeem S. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Immigration Child safety and welfareDisability and paralysisImmigration status and proceduresLawyers and legal services
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Mar 26, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 26, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 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) unable to represent himself or herself due to a serious mental disability.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 28, 2016
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 26, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 26, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 26, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1700: Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1700/
MLA
"H.R. 1700: Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1700/.
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H.R. 1700, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1700/.
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