US Congress House Bill 477 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 22-1)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Nuclear Family Priority Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate parents from the definition of "immediate relatives" with respect to those aliens not subject to worldwide immigration levels or numerical limitations. Replaces existing family-sponsored immigrant categories with a single preference allocation for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens. Reduces the number of, and revises the calculation for, fiscal year family-sponsored immigrant entrants. Establishes a nonimmigrant visa category for an alien who is a parent of a U.S. citizen at least 21 years old.

Nuclear Family Priority Act

Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]
Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]
Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]
Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]
Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
2013-02-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/477/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr477/BILLS-113hr477ih.pdf