HOUSE 891 (116th Congress) — Nuclear Family Priority Act

Actions

2019-03-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-01-30Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-01-30Introduced in House
2019-01-30Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-01-30 (00)

Nuclear Family Priority Act

This bill imposes limits on various types of family-sponsored immigration visas.

The alien parents of U.S. citizens shall not qualify for visas for "immediate relatives," which are not subject to any direct numerical limits. Currently, the spouses, unmarried children under 21, and parents of citizens are considered immediate relatives.

The bill also creates a nonimmigrant visa for such parents of citizens. Such aliens shall not be eligible for employment or any public benefits.

The bill also reduces the baseline annual cap for family-sponsored visas from 480,000 to 88,000, and revises the methods for calculating the cap.

Preference allocations (visa categories subject to various annual caps) for various family-sponsored visas shall be eliminated, including those for the siblings and married children of citizens. The bill provides for a preference allocation for the unmarried children under 21 and spouses of permanent alien residents, subject to the 88,000 annual cap.

Cosponsors (19)

Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
Mark Meadows (R-NC)
Mo Brooks (R-AL)
David Roe (R-TN)
Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
Eric Crawford (R-AR)
Scott Perry (R-PA)
Brian Babin (R-TX)
SAM GRAVES (R-MO)
Ralph Norman (R-SC)
Bill Posey (R-FL)
ROBERT ADERHOLT (R-AL)
Michael Cloud (R-TX)
Robert Wittman (R-VA)
Ron Wright (R-TX)
Ben Cline (R-VA)
Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
Chip Roy (R-TX)

Subjects

Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports