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Nuclear Family Priority Act

Introduced: February 16, 2017 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Mar 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Nuclear Family Priority Act

This bill 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.

Existing family-sponsored immigrant categories are replaced with a single preference allocation for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens.

This bill: (1) reduces the number of, and revises the calculation for, fiscal year family-sponsored immigrant entrants; and (2) 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 March 6, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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