HR 4944
115th Congress
House
Immigration
Administrative remedies
Asia
Business investment and capital
Caribbean area
Citizenship and naturalization
Criminal justice information and records
Cuba
Department of Homeland Security
Domestic violence and child abuse
Family relationships
Foreign labor
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Marriage and family status
Military personnel and dependents
Philippines
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Reuniting Families Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 6, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Reuniting Families Act
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to
- recapture unused employment-based and family-sponsored visas from FY1992-FY2016;
- reclassify spouses, permanent partners, minor children, and stepchildren of permanent residents as immediate relatives;
- repeal the per-country immigration limits;
- repeal specified bars to reentry and allow waivers of inadmissibility to promote family unity;
- exempt children of naturalized Filipino veterans from immigration limitations; and
- allow relatives of a deceased alien to maintain visa eligibility.
The bill defines "permanent partner" to purposes of applying the INA to LGBT families and individuals.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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