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Fairness for Immigrant Families Act

Introduced: December 17, 2020 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 17, 2020
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Fairness for Immigrant Families Act

This bill addresses various immigration-related issues, including by (1) repealing certain provisions barring an alien from admission into the United States if that alien had been previously removed, (2) making it unlawful to fraudulently provide immigration services or make certain misrepresentations related to such services, and (3) establishing a National Office of New Americans to support the integration of immigrants and refugees.

What's happening now December 17, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5055: Fairness for Immigrant Families Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5055/
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"S. 5055: Fairness for Immigrant Families Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5055/.
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S. 5055, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5055/.
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