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Nuclear Family Priority Act

USA116th CongressHR-891| House 
| Updated: 3/25/2019
Jody B. Hice

Jody B. Hice

Republican Representative

Georgia

Cosponsors (19)
Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Chip Roy (Republican)Mo Brooks (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Mark Meadows (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)Jodey C. Arrington (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Sam Graves (Republican)Ron Wright (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Ben Cline (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)David P. Roe (Republican)Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • January 30, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • January 30, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • March 25, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Immigration

Family relationshipsImmigration status and proceduresVisas and passports

Nuclear Family Priority Act

USA116th CongressHR-891| House 
| Updated: 3/25/2019
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.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • January 30, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • January 30, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • March 25, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jody B. Hice

Jody B. Hice

Republican Representative

Georgia

Cosponsors (19)
Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Chip Roy (Republican)Mo Brooks (Republican)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Mark Meadows (Republican)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Andy Biggs (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)Jodey C. Arrington (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Sam Graves (Republican)Ron Wright (Republican)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Ben Cline (Republican)Ralph Norman (Republican)David P. Roe (Republican)Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)

Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Family relationshipsImmigration status and proceduresVisas and passports