Nuclear Family Priority Act
- Last Action
- 3/6/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- 2017-02-16Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-02-16Introduced in House
- 2017-02-16Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-16 (00)
Nuclear Family Priority Act
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate parents from the definition of "immediate relatives" with respect to those aliens not subject to worldwide immigration levels or numerical limitations.
Existing family-sponsored immigrant categories are replaced with a single preference allocation for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens.
This bill: (1) reduces the number of, and revises the calculation for, fiscal year family-sponsored immigrant entrants; and (2) establishes a nonimmigrant visa category for an alien who is a parent of a U.S. citizen at least 21 years old.
Cosponsors (16)
- LAMAR SMITH (R-TX)
- Blake Farenthold (R-TX)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- David Roe (R-TN)
- Dave Brat (R-VA)
- Kenny Marchant (R-TX)
- SAM GRAVES (R-MO)
- Jeb Hensarling (R-TX)
- Tom Graves (R-GA)
- Steve King (R-IA)
- Pete Olson (R-TX)
- JOHN DUNCAN (R-TN)
- A. Ferguson (R-GA)
- Mo Brooks (R-AL)
- Steven Palazzo (R-MS)
Subjects
- Family relationships
- Immigration status and procedures
- Visas and passports
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