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Family Reunification Act of 2019

Introduced: June 18, 2019 Introduced by: Espaillat, Adriano Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 30, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jun 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 18, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Reunification Act of 2019

This bill revives an expired program that allows qualified aliens with certain familial or employment ties to the United States to apply for lawful permanent resident status. The deadline for applying for such status shall be five years after the enactment of this bill, where the deadline under current law was April 30, 2001. (Generally, a qualifying alien under the program must be one who (1) entered the United States without inspection or falls into other specified categories, (2) is the beneficiary of a petition for lawful permanent status based on family sponsorship or for performing certain labor where there are not sufficient workers available for such labor, and (3) was physically present in the United States on December 21, 2000.)

The bill also prohibits the removal of an alien who (1) has a pending petition for lawful permanent status based on being the spouse or child of a U.S. citizen, and (2) is prima facie eligible for lawful permanent status.

What's happening now July 30, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jan 8, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 11, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Jul 9, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3312: Family Reunification Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3312/
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"H.R. 3312: Family Reunification Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3312/.
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H.R. 3312, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3312/.
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[H.R. 3312: Family Reunification Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3312/)
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