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H.R. 4817 119th Congress House

Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the annual numerical limitation on visas for certain immigrants, to require the Secretary of Homeland… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the annual numerical limitation on visas for certain immigrants, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant work authorization to certain immigrants with a pending application for nonimmigrant status under such Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 29, 2025 Introduced by: Jimmy Panetta Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Immigration
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Jul 29, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 29, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now July 29, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Cosponsors 2
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Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Sep 24, 2026
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 29, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4817: Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4817/
MLA
"H.R. 4817: Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4817/.
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H.R. 4817, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4817/.
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[H.R. 4817: Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4817/)
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