,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ab1        
#bjai,mr4 ,panetta 7= himself1 ,ms4     
,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1
 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1
 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4     
,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,g>cia (   
,texas1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,haal&1    
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 
,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney 
( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4     
,m5g1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mrs4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,om>1   
,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1    
,mr4 ,ru%1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 
,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4
 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,swalwell (  
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 & ,ms4          
,velzquez7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,immigration &    
,nationality ,act to elim9ate ! annual  
num]ical limitation on ,u visas1 to     
require ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security 

to grant "w au?orization to ali5s ) a   
p5d+ application = nonimmigrant /atus "u
 subp>agraph 7,u7 or 7,t7 ( section     
#aja7;a77#ae7 ( su* ,act1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,immigrant ,witness &      
,victim ,protection ,act ( #bjai4  #b4  
,purpose2 ,f9d+s2 ,s5se ( ,congress  7a7
 ,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to   
remove b>ri]s = ali5 survivors ( dome/ic
 viol5ce1 sexual assault1 human         
traffick+1 & o!r crimes :o may be       
eligible = protections "u ! ,viol5ce    
,aga9/ ,wom5 ,act ( #aiid 7,,vawa71 !   
,traffick+ ,victims ,protection ,act (  
#bjjj 7,,tvpa74  7b7 ,f9d+s ,congress   
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,?reats (           
deportation are "o ( ! mo/ pot5t tools  
abus]s & p]petrators ( crime use to     
ma9ta9 control ov] & sil5ce ali5 victims
 & to avoid crim9al prosecution4 ,abus]s
 & p]petrators lev]age ! immigration    
sy/em 9 ! abuse & exploitation ( ali5s  
!y victimize4  7#b7 ,a bip>tisan        
majority 9 ,congress creat$ critical    

immigration protections 9 ,,vawa1 ,,tvpa
 & _! subsequ5t reau?orizations 9       
recognition t ali5 survivors ( dome/ic  
viol5ce1 sexual assault1 human          
traffick+1 & o!r eligible crimes (t5 fe>
 t rea*+ out = help may lead to _!      
deportation4  7#c7 ,det5tion & removal (
 ^? ) victim-bas$ cases und]m9es ! int5t
 ( ,,vawa & re-traumatizes victims & _! 
*ildr54 ,deport+ survivors :ile !y await
 decisions on _! cases disc\rages       
victims f access+ ju/ice1 und]m9es !    
usefulness ( ^! =ms ( relief z tools =  
law en=cem5t t seek to keep all         
communities safe1 sep>ates !m f _!      
*ildr5 & support networks1 & elim9ates !
 ability ( local law en=cem5t to cont9ue
 protect+ & work+ ) su* crime survivors4
  7#d7 ,lack ( timely access to         
employm5t au?orization makes victims m  
vuln]able & likely to ne$ to endure or  
return to abusive relation%ips or       
exploitative conditions4 ,crime         
survivors %\ld h access to "w           
au?orization to escape abusive          

situations1 & ga9 self-suffici5cy foll[+
 victimization s !y c support !mselves &
 _! *ildr54  7c7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is
 ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,secret>y (     
,homel& ,security %\ld n deport crime   
victims be=e _! applications =          
humanit>ian relief are fully adjudicat$1
 z x und]m9es critical bi-p>tisan       
protections creat$ 9 ,,vawa & ! ,,tvpa4 
#c4 ,elim9ation ( annual num]ical       
limitation on ,u visas ,section #bad7p7 
( ! ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7p77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
p>agraph 7#b74  #d4 ,"w au?orization    
:ile applications = ,u & ,t visas are   
p5d+  7a7 ,u visas ,section #bad7p7 ( ! 
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7p77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9   
p>agraph 7#f71 by /rik+ ! la/ s5t5ce2 & 
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#h7   
,"w au?orization ,not)/&+ any provision 
( ?is ,act grant+ eligibility =         
employm5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,homel& ,security %all grant         
employm5t au?orization to an ali5 :o has

 fil$ an application = nonimmigrant     
/atus "u section #aja7;a77#ae77,u7 on ! 
date t is ! e>li] (--  7,a7 ! date on   
:i* ! ali5's application = su* /atus is 
approv$2 or  7,b7 a date det]m9$ by !   
,secret>y t is n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date on :i* ! ali5 fil$ !            
application4  4  7b7 ,t visas ,section  
#bad7o7 ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality 
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7o77 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#h7 ,not)/&+ 
any provision ( ?is ,act grant+         
eligibility = employm5t 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security 
%all grant employm5t au?orization to an 
ali5 :o has fil$ an application =       
nonimmigrant /atus "u section           
#aja7;a77#ae77,t7 on ! date t is ! e>li]
 (--  7,a7 ! date on :i* ! ali5's       
application = su* /atus is approv$2 or  
7,b7 a date det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y t is 
n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date on :i* 
! ali5 fil$ ! application4  4  7c7      
,,vawa ,self-,petition]s ,section       
#bjd7;a77#a77,k7 ( ! ,immigration &     

,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaed7;a77#a77,k77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 !  
matt] prec$+ clause 7i71 by /rik+ 1 !   
ali52  7#b7 9 clause 7i71 by ins]t+ !   
ali5 be=e is eligible2 &  7#c7 by am5d+ 
clause 7ii7 to read z foll[s3  7ii7     
not)/&+ any provision ( ?is ,act        
re/rict+ eligibility = employm5t 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security %all grant employm5t          
au?orization to su* an ali5 on ! date t 
is ! e>li] (--  7,i7 ! date on :i* !    
ali5's application = lawful p]man5t     
resid5t /atus is approv$2 or  7,,ii7 a  
date det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y t is n lat] 
?an #ahj days aft] ! date t is ! e>li] (
 ! date on :i* ! ali5 fil$ ! application
 or ! ali5's petition z a ,,vawa        
self-petition] is approv$4  4  7d7      
,cancellation ( removal ,section        
#bdj;,a7b77#b7 ( ! ,immigration &       
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#abbi;b7b77#b77 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7,e7 ,"w au?orization    
,not)/&+ any provision ( ?is ,act grant+

 eligibility = employm5t 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security 
%all grant employm5t au?orization to an 
ali5 :o has fil$ an application =       
cancellation ( removal "u ?is p>agraph  
on a date t is n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date on :i* ! ali5 fil$ !            
application4  4  #e4 ,/ay ( removal  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,an ali5 describ$ 9 subsection
 7b7 %all n be remov$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
"u section #bdj ( ! ,immigration &      
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abbi;a7
 or any o!r provision ( law until !re is
 a f9al d5ial ( ! ali5's application =  
/atus aft] ! exhau/ion ( adm9i/rative & 
judicial review4  7b7 ,ali5s describ$   
,an ali5 is describ$ 9 ?is subsection if
 ! ali5-- 7#a7 has a p5d+ application "u
 section #aja7;a77#ae77,t71             
#aja7;a77#ae77,u71 #ajf1 #bdj;,a7b77#b71
 or #bdd7;a77#c7 7z 9 effect on ,m>*    
#ca1 #aiig7 ( ! ,immigration &          
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja1  
#abbi;a1 #abed;a72 or  7#b7 is a ,,vawa 
self-petition]1 z def9$ 9 section       

#aja7;a77#ea7 ( ! ,immigration &        
,nationality ,act1 ) a p5d+ application 
= relief "u a provision ref]r$ to 9 "o (
 subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,g7 ( su*     
section4  #f4 ,prohibition on det5tion (
 c]ta9 victims ) p5d+ petitions &       
applications ,section #bcf ( !          
,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h    
,u4,s4,c4 #abbf7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7a7 ,prohibition on      
det5tion ( c]ta9 victims ) p5d+         
petitions & applications  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is ,act1  
!re %all be a presumption t ! ali5      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 %\ld be releas$
 f det5tion4 ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&     
,security %all h ! duty ( rebutt+ ?is   
presumption1 :i* may only be %[n bas$ on
 cle> & conv9c+ evid5ce1 includ+ cr$ible
 & individualiz$ in=mation1 t ! use (   
alt]natives to det5tion w n reasonably  
ensure ! appe>ance ( ! ali5 at removal  
proce$+s1 or t ! ali5 is a ?reat to     
ano!r p]son or ! community4 ,! fact t an
 ali5 has a crim9al *>ge p5d+ aga9/ !   

ali5 may n be ! sole factor to ju/ify ! 
cont9u$ det5tion ( ! ali54  7#b7 ,ali5  
describ$ ,an ali5 is describ$ 9 ?is     
p>agraph if ! ali5-- 7,a7 has a p5d+    
application "u section                  
#aja7;a77#ae77,t71 #aja7;a77#ae77,u71   
#ajf1 #bdj;,a7b77#b71 or #bdd7;a77#c7 7z
 9 effect on ,m>* #ca1 #aiig72 or  7,b7 
is a ,,vawa self-petition]1 z def9$ 9   
section #aja7;a77#ea71 ) a p5d+         
application = relief "u a provision     
ref]r$ to 9 "o ( subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh
 7,g7 ( su* section4  4