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HR 692 112th Congress House Immigration Family relationships Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports

Nuclear Family Priority Act

Introduced: February 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Feb 14, 2011
Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nuclear Family Priority Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace existing family-sponsored immigrant categories with a single preference allocation for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens.

Reduces the number of, and revises the calculation for, fiscal year family-sponsored immigrant entrants.

Establishes a nonimmigrant visa category for an alien who is a parent of a U.S. citizen at least 21 years old.

What's happening now February 28, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

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