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

United States115th CongressHR-4944House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 6, 2018

Summary

Reuniting Families Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to recapture unused employment-based and family-sponsored visas from FY1992-FY2016; reclassify spouses, permanent partners, minor children, and stepchildren of permanent residents as immediate relatives; repeal the per-country immigration limits; repeal specified bars to reentry and allow waivers of inadmissibility to promote family unity; exempt children of naturalized Filipino veterans from immigration limitations; and allow relatives of a deceased alien to maintain visa eligibility. The bill defines "permanent partner" to purposes of applying the INA to LGBT families and individuals.

Bill texts

Available versions
Introduced (House)View official text

1 version available

All available records shown.

Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    House of Representatives

All available records shown.