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Reuniting Families Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to establish the fiscal year worldwide level of employment-based immigrants at 140,000 plus: (1) the previous year's unused visas, and (2) the number of unused visas from FY1992-FY2015. The bill establishes the fiscal year worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants at 480,000 plus: (1) the previous year's unused visas, and (2) the number of unused visas from FY1992-FY2015. The bill redefines "immediate relative" to: mean a child, spouse, permanent partner, or parent of a U.S. citizen or the child or spouse of a lawful permanent resident, except that in the case of parents such citizens shall be at least 21 years old; permit a widow or widower of a U.S. citizen or resident to seek permanent resident status if married at least two years at the time of the citizen's or resident's death or, if married less than two years, by showing through a preponderance of the evidence that the marriage was entered into in good faith and not solely to obtain an immigration benefit; and include an alien who was the child or parent of a U.S. citizen or resident at the time of the citizen's or resident's death if the alien files a petition within two years after such date or prior to reaching 21 years old. The bill increases immigration visas for: (1) unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens, and (2) brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens. The bill also: establishes an 80,640 visa allocation for the unmarried sons and daughters of permanent resident aliens, increases annual per country (10% of annual total) and dependent area (5% of annual total) limits for employment-based and family-sponsored immigrant visas, and expands specified family-unity exceptions to unlawful presence-based inadmissibility. An alien shall be inadmissible for willful misrepresentation of citizenship. (Under current law inadmissibility is based on false representation of citizenship.) The bill specifies relief for orphans and spouses regarding: (1) petitions for immediate relative status, (2) parole eligibility, (3) permanent resident status adjustment, and (4) processing of immigrant visas. Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act Children of naturalized Filipino World War II veterans shall be exempt from worldwide or numerical immigrant limitations. The bill makes a minor child of an alien fiancee/fiance or of an alien spouse of a U.S. citizen eligible for derivative K-visa status, provided certain requirements are met. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Department of Justice may adjust the status of a finacee/fiance or alien spouse and any minor children (K-visa) to conditional permanent resident status if the alien marries the petitioner within three months after U.S. admission. The definition of "child" for purposes of titles I and II of the Act shall include a stepchild under 21 years old. The INA is amended to include a "permanent partner" within its scope. The bill revises requirements regarding: (1) priority date retention; and (2) waiver eligibility for widows, widowers, and orphans. "Permanent partner" shall mean any individual 18 or older who is: in a committed, intimate relationship with another individual age 18 or older in which both individuals intend the commitment to be lifelong; financially interdependent with the other individual, unless DHS or the Department of State has determined, on a case-by-case basis, that this requirement is unreasonable; not married to, or in a permanent partnership with, anyone other than the individual; unable to contract with the other individual a marriage cognizable under this Act; and not a first, second, or third degree blood relation of the other individual. "Alien permanent partner" is defined as the individual in a permanent partnership who is being sponsored for a visa.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
Asylum for LGBTQ Immigrants Comprehensive Immigration Reform Deferred Action Detention Expedited Resettlement of LGBTQ Refugees Immigration Enforcement Interpretation of LGBT Immigration Policies after Supreme Court DOMA ruling One Year Filing Deadline for Applicants Seeking Asylum Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Solitary Confinement of LGBTQ Immigrants American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 (H.R. 4038; S. 2300) Refugee Protection Act (H.R. 5851, S. 3241) Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 4798)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Immigration
Asylum for LGBTQ Immigrants Comprehensive Immigration Reform Deferred Action Detention Expedited Resettlement of LGBTQ Refugees Immigration Enforcement Interpretation of LGBT Immigration Policies after Supreme Court DOMA ruling One Year Filing Deadline for Applicants Seeking Asylum Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Solitary Confinement of LGBTQ Immigrants American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 (H.R. 4038; S. 2300) Refugee Protection Act (H.R. 5851, S. 3241) Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 4798)
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Immigration
Asylum for LGBTQ Immigrants Comprehensive Immigration Reform Deferred Action Detention Expedited Resettlement of LGBTQ Refugees Immigration Enforcement Interpretation of LGBT Immigration Policies after Supreme Court DOMA ruling One Year Filing Deadline for Applicants Seeking Asylum Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Solitary Confinement of LGBTQ Immigrants American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 (H.R. 4038; S. 2300) Refugee Protection Act (H.R. 5851, S. 3241) Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 4798)
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Immigration
Asylum for LGBTQ Immigrants Comprehensive Immigration Reform Deferred Action Detention Expedited Resettlement of LGBTQ Refugees Immigration Enforcement Interpretation of LGBT Immigration Policies after Supreme Court DOMA ruling One Year Filing Deadline for Applicants Seeking Asylum Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Solitary Confinement of LGBTQ Immigrants American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 (H.R. 4038; S. 2300) Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 4798)
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 4798: Reuniting Families Act H.R. 4731: Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2016 H.R. 4646: Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016 S. 2540: Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016 H. R. 4380: Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016 S. 2449: Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016 H.R. 4038: American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 H.R. 4482:Southwest Border Security Threat Assessment Act
Client expense: $20,269 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Immigration
Immigration, HR 4722, H.R. 4798
Client expense: $677,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Immigration
Comprehensive Immigration Reform American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 (H.R. 4038; S. 2300) Expedited Resettlement of LGBT Refugees Detention Solitary Confinement of LGBT Immigrants Asylum for LGBT Immigrants Immigration Enforcement Interpretation of LGBT Immigration Policies after Supreme Court DOMA ruling Deferred Action One Year Filing Deadline for Applicants Seeking Asylum Prison Rape Elimination Act Implementation Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 4798)
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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