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S. 354 115th Congress Senate

RAISE Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, to limit the President's discretion in setting the number of refug… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, to limit the President's discretion in setting the number of refugees admitted annually to the United States, to reduce the number of family-sponsored immigrants, to create a new nonimmigrant classification for the parents of adult United States citizens, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2017 Introduced by: Tom Cotton Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
Immigration Family relationshipsImmigration status and proceduresRefugees, asylum, displaced personsVisas and passports
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 13, 2017
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 Latest action February 13, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act or the RAISE Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant visa category.

The fiscal year limit for refugee admissions is set at 50,000.

The President shall annually enumerate the previous year's number of asylees.

The bill defines: (1) "immediate relative" as the under-21 year old child or spouse of a U.S. citizen, and (2) "family-sponsored immigrant" as the under-21 year old child or spouse of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.

The worldwide fiscal year level for family-sponsored immigrants is reduced.

The bill establishes a nonimmigrant alien W-visa for the parent of an adult (at least 21 years old) U.S. citizen.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 3775 Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017
  • HR 4340 American LAWS Act
  • HR 4760 Securing America's Future Act of 2018
  • S 1720 RAISE Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 354: RAISE Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-354/
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"S. 354: RAISE Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-354/.
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