US Congress House Bill 1024 (Prior Session Legislation)

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March 16 2009 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Uniting American Families Act of 2009 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include a "permanent partner" within the scope of such Act. Defines a "permanent partner" as an individual 18 or older who: (1) is in a committed, intimate relationship with another individual 18 or older in which both individuals intend a lifelong commitment; (2) is financially interdependent with the other individual; (3) is not married to, or in a permanent partnership with, any other individual other than the individual; (4) is unable to contract with the other individual a marriage cognizable under this Act; and (5) is not a first, second, or third degree blood relation of the other individual. Defines a "permanent partnership" as the relationship existing between two permanent partners.

Uniting American Families Act of 2009

Rep Honda, Michael M.	Rep Meek, Kendrick B.	Rep Michaud, Michael H.	Rep Miller, Brad
Rep Moore, Dennis	Rep Moore, Gwen	Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Nadler, Jerrold
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes	Rep Olver, John W.	Rep Pastor, Ed	Rep Payne, Donald M.
Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R.	Rep Pingree, Chellie	Rep Polis, Jared	Rep Price, David E.
Rep McDermott, Jim	Rep McCollum, Betty	Rep Israel, Steve	Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr.
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila	Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice	Rep Kennedy, Patrick J.	Rep Kucinich, Dennis J.
Rep Langevin, James R.	Rep Larsen, Rick	Rep Larson, John B.	Rep Lee, Barbara
Rep Levin, Sander M.	Rep Lewis, John	Rep Lowey, Nita M.	Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.
Rep McCarthy, Carolyn	Rep Richardson, Laura	Rep Rothman, Steven R.	Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille
Rep Wu, David	Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep Meeks, Gregory W.	Rep Tonko, Paul D.
Rep Tonko, Paul D.	Rep Inslee, Jay	Rep Smith, Adam	Rep Napolitano, Grace F.
Rep Chu, Judy	Rep Crowley, Joseph	Rep Delahunt, William D.	Rep Neal, Richard E.
Rep Quigley, Mike	Rep Garamendi, John	Rep Delahunt, Bill	Rep Woolsey, Lynn C.
Rep Wexler, Robert	Rep Rush, Bobby L.	Rep Ryan, Tim	Rep Sanchez, Linda T.
Rep Sarbanes, John P.	Rep Schiff, Adam B.	Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y.	Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Rep Serrano, Jose E.	Rep Sires, Albio	Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh	Rep Speier, Jackie
Rep Tauscher, Ellen O.	Rep Tierney, John F.	Rep Waters, Maxine	Rep Watson, Diane E.
Rep Deutch, Theodore E.	Rep Frank, Barney	Rep Matsui, Doris O.	Rep McMahon, Michael E.
Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr.	Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.	Rep Sherman, Brad	Rep Stark, Fortney Pete
Rep Sutton, Betty	Rep Tsongas, Niki	Rep Wasserman Schultz, Debbie	Rep Weiner, Anthony D.
Rep Welch, Peter	Rep Ackerman, Gary L.	Rep Andrews, Robert E.	Rep Baca, Joe
Rep Baird, Brian	Rep Markey, Edward J.	Rep Maffei, Daniel B.	Rep Miller, George
Rep Rangel, Charles B.	Rep Towns, Edolphus	Rep Velazquez, Nydia M.	Rep Waxman, Henry A.
Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr.	Rep Abercrombie, Neil	Rep Capps, Lois	Rep Castor, Kathy
Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"	Rep DeGette, Diana	Rep Engel, Eliot L.	Rep Eshoo, Anna G.
Rep Harman, Jane	Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.	Rep Baldwin, Tammy	Rep Becerra, Xavier
Rep Berkley, Shelley	Rep Edwards, Donna F.	Rep Ellison, Keith	Rep Farr, Sam
Rep Fattah, Chaka	Rep Filner, Bob	Rep Grayson, Alan	Rep Grijalva, Raul M.
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V.	Rep Hall, John J.	Rep Hare, Phil	Rep Hastings, Alcee L.
Rep Heinrich, Martin	Rep Himes, James A.	Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.	Rep Hirono, Mazie K.
Rep Doyle, Michael F.	Rep DeLauro, Rosa L.	Rep Berman, Howard L.	Rep Bishop, Timothy H.
Rep Blumenauer, Earl	Rep Brady, Robert A.	Rep Capuano, Michael E.	Rep Carson, Andre
Rep Clarke, Yvette D.	Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy	Rep Clyburn, James E.	Rep Conyers, John, Jr.
Rep Courtney, Joe	Rep Cummings, Elijah E.	Rep Davis, Danny K.	Rep Davis, Susan A.
Rep DeFazio, Peter A.	Rep Holt, Rush D.

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-16		Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
2009-02-12		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HB2709 (Related) 2009-08-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
SB424 (Related) 2009-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2234-2236)

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN01024:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr1024ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr1024ih.pdf