US Congress Senate Bill 424 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-1)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2234-2236)
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

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Roland Burris [D-IL]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]	Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]	Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]	Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Arlen Specter [D-PA]	Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-02-12		Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2234-2236)
2009-02-12		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2233-2234)

HB1024 (Related) 2009-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
HB2709 (Related) 2009-08-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/424/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s424/BILLS-111s424is.pdf