Stop the Scroll Act

Senate Bill

S. 1885

119th Congress

Stop the Scroll Act

In Committee

Introduced:May 22, 2025

Primary Sponsor

John Thune

Senator

Republican

SD

Cosponsors

12

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Immigration

Summary

This bill aims to help protect vulnerable immigrant youth who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by their parents. It would exempt a certain type of visa, called the Special Immigrant Juvenile visa, from annual limits, making it easier for these young people to get legal status and stay in the United States.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

SponsorJohn Thune (R-SD)

Introduced5/22/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

ChamberSenate

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Stop the Scroll Act

This bill aims to help protect vulnerable immigrant youth who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by their parents. It would exempt a certain type of visa, called the Special Immigrant Juvenile visa, from annual limits, making it easier for these young p

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This bill aims to help protect vulnerable immigrant youth who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by their parents. It would exempt a certain type of visa, called the Special Immigrant Juvenile visa, from annual limits, making it easier for these young people to get legal status and stay in the United States.

Bill Number: 1885
Sponsor: John Thune (R-SD)
Introduced: 5/22/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy Area: Immigration

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Fact Sheet

Title: Stop the Scroll Act
Bill Number: 1885
Sponsor: John Thune (R-SD)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced: 5/22/2025
Summary: This bill aims to help protect vulnerable immigrant youth who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by their parents. It would exempt a certain type of visa, called the Special Immigrant Juvenile visa, from annual limits, making it easier for these young people to get legal status and stay in th

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill aims to help protect vulnerable immigrant youth who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by their parents. It would exempt a certain type of visa, called the Special Immigrant Juvenile visa, from annual limits, making it easier for these young people to get legal status and stay in the United States.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act This bill exempts Special Immigrant Juveniles visas from certain annual numerical limitations on such visas. (Generally, Special Immigrant Juvenile status is available to qualifying non-U.S. nationals under 21 years of age who are in the United States and have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by a parent.)

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Exempts Special Immigrant Juvenile visas from annual numerical caps
Special Immigrant Juvenile status is available to non-U.S. citizens under 21 who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by their parents
This change would make it simpler for vulnerable immigrant youth to obtain legal status and remain in the U.S.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would positively impact vulnerable immigrant youth who have experienced abuse, abandonment, or neglect by their parents. By lifting the numerical cap on their visas, more of these young people would be able to gain legal status and access protections, rather than facing deportation or uncertain immigration situations.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Immigration

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

1885, 119th Congress (2025). "Stop the Scroll Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-1885

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