US Congress Senate Bill 296 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S710-712)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Uniting American Families Act of 2013 - 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, anyone 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 "permanent partnership" as the relationship existing between two permanent partners.

Uniting American Families Act of 2013

Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. William Cowan [D-MA]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S710-712)
2013-02-13	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S709-710)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/296/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s296/BILLS-113s296is.pdf