HR 1024
111th Congress
House
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Marriage and family status
Uniting American Families Act of 2009
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Feb 12, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 12, 2009
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Uniting American Families Act of 2009 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include a "permanent partner" within the scope of such Act. Defines a "permanent partner" as an individual 18 or older who: (1) is in a committed, intimate relationship with another individual 18 or older in which both individuals intend a lifelong commitment; (2) is financially interdependent with the other individual; (3) is not married to, or in a permanent partnership with, any other individual other than the individual; (4) is unable to contract with the other individual a marriage cognizable under this Act; and (5) is not a first, second, or third degree blood relation of the other individual. Defines a "permanent partnership" as the relationship existing between two permanent partners.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
41
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Garamendi, John
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Clyburn, James E.
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Himes, James A.
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Heinrich, Martin
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Castor, Kathy
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Larsen, Rick
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Waters, Maxine
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Chu, Judy
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Quigley, Mike
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Meeks, Gregory W.
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Pallone, Frank
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Tonko, Paul
McMahon, Michael
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Smith, Adam
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Larson, John B.
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
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Baldwin, Tammy
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Carson, André
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Courtney, Joe
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Davis, Danny K.
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DeGette, Diana
Delahunt, Bill
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Hirono, Mazie K.
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Markey, Edward J.
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Matsui, Doris O.
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McCollum, Betty
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McGovern, James P.
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Moore, Gwen
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Neal, Richard E.
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Pingree, Chellie
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Sánchez, Linda T.
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
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Schiff, Adam B.
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Sherman, Brad
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
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Welch, Peter
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1024: Uniting American Families Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1024/
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