119th Congress Immigration
H.R. 2705: Nuclear Family Priority Act
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Summary
This bill imposes limits on various types of family-sponsored immigration visas.
The non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) 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 non-U.S. nationals shall not be eligible for employment or any public benefits.
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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. Currently, the 480,000 cap may be adjusted depending on various factors but shall not be less than 226,000.
The bill eliminates preference allocations (visa categories subject to various annual caps) for various family-sponsored visas, 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 residents, subject to the 88,000 annual cap.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Brandon Gill R-TX
- Lauren Boebert R-CO
- Mike Collins R-GA
- Andy Biggs R-AZ
- Paul Gosar R-AZ
- Warren Davidson R-OH
- Chip Roy R-TX
- Dale Strong R-AL
- Garland Barr R-KY
- Glenn Grothman R-WI
- Wesley Hunt R-TX
- Sheri Biggs R-SC
- Michael Cloud R-TX
- Byron Donalds R-FL
- Derek Schmidt R-KS
- Randall Fine R-FL
- Ben Cline R-VA
- Tony Wied R-WI
- Josh Brecheen R-OK
- Mary Miller R-IL
- Brian Jack R-GA
- Nancy Mace R-SC
- August Pfluger R-TX
- Riley Moore R-WV
- W. Steube R-FL
- Matt Van Epps R-TN
- Andrew Ogles R-TN
- Tom McClintock R-CA
- Brian Babin R-TX
- Gus Bilirakis R-FL
- H. Griffith R-VA
- Barry Moore R-AL
- Addison McDowell R-NC
- Ralph Norman R-SC
- Troy Downing R-MT
- Scott DesJarlais R-TN
- Robert Onder R-MO
- Julie Fedorchak R-ND
- Jimmy Patronis R-FL
- Brad Knott R-NC
- Michael Guest R-MS
- Harriet Hageman R-WY
- Abraham Hamadeh R-AZ
- Tim Moore R-NC
- Rich McCormick R-GA
- Randy Weber R-TX
- Mark Harris R-NC
Who scored on this bill
- 1Eli Crane SponsorIntroduced, reached a cosponsor milestone2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Eli Crane.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.