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HR 604 114th 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: September 20, 2016 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 19, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan 28, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 28, 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

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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 10
Hensarling, Jeb
· Sep 20, 2016
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · May 17, 2016
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Jan 11, 2016
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Dec 17, 2015
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Nov 18, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Nov 17, 2015
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Sep 17, 2015
Brat, Dave
· Jul 14, 2015
Graves, Tom
· Feb 26, 2015
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 10, 2015
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 10, 2015
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jan 28, 2015
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jan 28, 2015
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jan 28, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 604: Nuclear Family Priority Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-604/
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"H.R. 604: Nuclear Family Priority Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-604/.
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H.R. 604, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-604/.
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