I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 878 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes related 
to family-sponsored immigrants and to reduce the number of such immigrants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2009 
Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for himself, Mr. AKIN, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. 
BILBRAY, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BURTON of Indi-
ana, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Ms. FALLIN, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. HARPER, 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JONES, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. KING-
STON, Mr. LINDER, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. ROE of 
Tennessee, and Mr. WESTMORELAND) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make 
changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and to 
reduce the number of such immigrants. 
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 ‘‘Nuclear Family Pri-
ority Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CHANGE IN FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANT CAT-
EGORIES. 
Section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PREFERENCE ALLOCATION FOR SPOUSES AND 
CHILDREN OF PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS.—Quali-
fied immigrants who are the spouses or children of an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence shall be 
allotted visas in a number not to exceed the worldwide 
level specified in section 201(c).’’. 
SEC. 3. CHANGE IN WORLDWIDE LEVEL OF FAMILY-SPON-
SORED IMMIGRANTS. 
Section 201(c) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(c)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) The worldwide level of family-sponsored 
immigrants under this subsection for a fiscal year is 
equal to— 
‘‘(A) 88,000; minus 
‘‘(B) the number computed under para-
graph (2).’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (5); 
and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (2). 
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SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) NUMERICAL LIMITATION TO ANY SINGLE FOR-
EIGN STATE.—Section 202 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4)— 
(A) by amending subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) 75 PERCENT OF FAMILY-SPONSORED 
IMMIGRANTS NOT SUBJECT TO PER COUNTRY 
LIMITATION.—Of the visa numbers made avail-
able under section 203(a) in any fiscal year, 75 
percent shall be issued without regard to the 
numerical limitation under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF REMAINING 25 PER-
CENT
FOR
COUNTRIES
SUBJECT
TO
SUB-
SECTION (e).— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Of the visa num-
bers made available under section 203(a) 
in any fiscal year, the remaining 25 per-
cent shall be available, in the case of a for-
eign state or dependent area that is sub-
ject to subsection (e) only to the extent 
that the total number of visas issued in ac-
cordance with subsection (A) to natives of 
the foreign state or dependent area is less 
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