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HR 3799 116th Congress House

Reuniting Families Act

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 17, 2019 Introduced by: Chu, Judy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jul 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 12, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reuniting Families Act

This bill makes various immigration law changes, such as increasing the annual caps for certain immigrant visas and establishing that permanent partners are generally treated as spouses.

The bill also expands which familial relationships are considered as immediate family and therefore not subject to annual limits, repeals specified bars from admission for unlawfully present aliens, and limits what constitutes a misrepresentation of citizenship status—a deportable offense—by requiring a willful misrepresentation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 59
All 59 Democratic 52
D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 10, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Jan 24, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 8, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jan 7, 2020
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Dec 17, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Nov 18, 2019
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Oct 16, 2019
Levin, Andy
· Oct 4, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 4, 2019
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Sep 27, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 27, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Sep 25, 2019
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Sep 24, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Sep 24, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 6, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Sep 6, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jul 24, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 23, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 22, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 22, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jul 22, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 22, 2019
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 22, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jul 17, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 17, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jul 17, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jul 17, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jul 17, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 17, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Jul 17, 2019
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 17, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 17, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3799: Reuniting Families Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3799/
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"H.R. 3799: Reuniting Families Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3799/.
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