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S 1220 115th Congress Senate Immigration Asia Citizenship and naturalization Conflicts and wars Family relationships Immigration status and procedures Philippines Visas and passports

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2017

Introduced: May 24, 2017 Introduced by: Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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May 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 24, 2017
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Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2017

This bill 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.

What's happening now May 24, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2635 Identical bill Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · May 24, 2017
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 24, 2017
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 24, 2017
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · May 24, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1220: Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1220/
MLA
"S. 1220: Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1220/.
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S. 1220, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1220/.
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[S. 1220: Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1220/)
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