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U.S.A. Family Act

Introduced: January 29, 2003 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
Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Jan 29, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 29, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Unity, Security, Accountability, and Family Act, or U.S.A. Family Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General to: (1) adjust to permanent resident the status of certain undocumented aliens who have resided continuously in the United States during the five-year period ending on January 29, 2003, and through the date of application filing; and (2) adjust to conditional permanent the status of certain undocumented aliens who have not met such five-year residency requirement.

Revises specified restrictions respecting: (1) cancellation of removal; (2) deportability and admissibility; and (3) issuance of immigrant visas to certain spouses and children of lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens.

What's happening now March 6, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 16, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 1, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 26, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 440: U.S.A. Family Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-440/
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"H.R. 440: U.S.A. Family Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-440/.
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H.R. 440, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-440/.
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