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HR 477 113th Congress House

Nuclear Family Priority Act

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and to reduce the number of such immigrants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 13, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
Feb 4, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 4, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 28, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nuclear Family Priority Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate parents from the definition of "immediate relatives" with respect to those aliens not subject to worldwide immigration levels or numerical limitations.

Replaces 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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Republican 4
R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Nov 13, 2014
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Nov 12, 2014
Barrow, John
· Sep 17, 2014
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jul 10, 2014
Brooks, Mo
· Jul 7, 2014
KINGSTON, JACK
· Jun 17, 2014
Stewart, Chris
· Mar 24, 2014
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jan 31, 2014
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jan 29, 2014
King, Steve
· Jan 16, 2014
Fleming, John
· Dec 12, 2013
Marchant, Kenny
· Sep 16, 2013
Graves, Tom
· Mar 11, 2013
Barletta, Lou
· Feb 4, 2013
Black, Diane
· Feb 4, 2013
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 4, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Feb 4, 2013
Palazzo, Steven
· Feb 4, 2013
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Feb 4, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 477: Nuclear Family Priority Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-477/
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"H.R. 477: Nuclear Family Priority Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-477/.
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H.R. 477, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-477/.
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