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HR 483 114th Congress House

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2015

Official title: To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 29, 2015 See on congress.gov
Immigration AsiaCitizenship and naturalizationConflicts and warsFamily relationships
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Immigration status and proceduresPhilippinesVisas and passports
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 19, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 22, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 19, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2015

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from worldwide or numerical limitations on immigrant visas the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who were naturalized under the Immigration Act of 1990 or other specified federal law.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 6306 Related bill Mark Takai Filipino Veterans Family Unification Act
  • HR 6062 Related bill SERVICE Act
  • S 733 Identical bill Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 11
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 17, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 29, 2015
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 15, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 19, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 10, 2015
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Feb 4, 2015
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Feb 4, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 2, 2015
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 2, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 2, 2015
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jan 30, 2015
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 30, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 483: Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-483/
MLA
"H.R. 483: Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-483/.
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H.R. 483, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-483/.
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