Uniting American Families Act of 2013
Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
Uniting American Families Act of 2013 - 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, anyone 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: (1) "permanent partnership" as the relationship existing between two permanent partners, and (2) "alien permanent partner" as the individual in a permanent partnership who is being sponsored for a visa.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 519: Uniting American Families Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-519/
"H.R. 519: Uniting American Families Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-519/.
H.R. 519, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-519/.
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