I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8617 
To establish a new nonimmigrant category for alien family members of United 
States citizens and permanent residents seeking to enter the United 
States temporarily to visit their relatives, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 16, 2020 
Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. ROONEY of Florida) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish a new nonimmigrant category for alien family 
members of United States citizens and permanent resi-
dents seeking to enter the United States temporarily 
to visit their relatives, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Temporary Family 
Visitation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NEW NONIMMIGRANT CATEGORY FOR FAMILY MEM-
BERS OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND PER-
MANENT RESIDENTS SEEKING TO ENTER THE 
UNITED STATES TEMPORARILY. 
Section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and who is visiting the United 
States temporarily for business or temporarily for 
pleasure;’’ at the end; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘and 
who is visiting the United States temporarily for— 
‘‘(i) business; 
‘‘(ii) pleasure; or 
‘‘(iii) family purposes.’’. 
SEC. 
3. 
REQUIREMENTS 
APPLICABLE 
TO 
SECTION 
101(a)(15)(B)(iii) VISAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(s) REQUIREMENTS
APPLICABLE
TO
SECTION 
101(a)(15)(B)(iii) VISAS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this 
subsection and section 101(a)(15)(B)(iii)— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘family purposes’ means any 
visits to relatives for social, occasional, or other 
purposes; and 
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‘‘(B) the term ‘relative’ means the spouse, 
children, sons, daughters, grandchildren, par-
ents, grandparents, siblings, uncles, aunts, 
nieces, and nephews of a citizen or permanent 
resident of the United States. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—Any alien who seeks ad-
mission 
under 
a 
visa 
issued 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(B)(iii) is inadmissible under this para-
graph unless— 
‘‘(A) the person petitioning for the alien 
relative’s admission or any additional sponsor 
has executed an affidavit of support described 
in section 213 with respect to such alien; and 
‘‘(B) the alien has obtained a travel med-
ical insurance policy for the duration of stay 
with minimum policy requirements determined 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(3) PERIOD
OF
AUTHORIZED
ADMISSION.— 
The period of authorized admission under section 
101(a)(15)(B)(iii) shall not exceed 120 days.’’. 
(b) ATTESTATION.—Section 213A(f)(1)(D) of such 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A(f)(1)(D)) is amended by striking 
‘‘section 
204’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
204 
and 
101(15)(B)(iii)’’. 
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SEC. 
4. 
RESTRICTION 
APPLICABLE 
TO 
SECTION 
101(a)(15)(B)(iii) VISAS. 
Section 248(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1258(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) an alien classified as a nonimmigrant 
under subparagraph (B)(iii), (C), (D), (K), or (S) of 
section 101(a)(15).’’. 
SEC. 5. WAIVERS APPLICABLE TO SECTION 101(a)(15)(B)(iii) 
VISAS. 
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, may waive any requirement 
applicable to section 101(a)(15)(B)(iii) visas for humani-
tarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when it is oth-
erwise in the public interest. The Secretary of State shall 
provide for the annual reporting to Congress of the num-
ber of waivers granted under this paragraph in the pre-
vious fiscal year and a summary of the reasons for grant-
ing such waivers. 
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