Title: Cuban Family Reunification Ac
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Cuban Family Reunification Act
This bill directs the Department of State to restart processing applications under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program. (The program, which was suspended in 2017, allowed eligible U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to apply for parole for family members in Cuba, who could then enter the United States while waiting for immigrant visas.)
The State Department shall prioritize applications filed before this bill's enactment and ensure that such applications are processed within 60 days of the enactment date.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4884 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4884

To direct the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, to reinstate the Cuban Family Reunification Program, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 28, 2019

Ms. Mucarsel-Powell (for herself, Mr. Crist, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. 
  Wasserman Schultz, and Ms. Shalala) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, to reinstate the Cuban Family Reunification Program, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cuban Family Reunification Act''.

SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF THE CUBAN FAMILY REUNIFICATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, shall--
            (1) reinstate processing of applications for parole under 
        the Cuban Family Reunification Program at the United States 
        Embassy in Havana, Cuba; and
            (2) prioritize and process applications described in 
        paragraph (1) that were filed before the date of the enactment 
        of this Act.
    (b) Additional Personnel.--To carry out subsection (a), the 
Secretary of State shall assign to the United States Embassy in Havana, 
Cuba, appropriate temporary duty personnel. The Secretary shall take 
such actions as may be necessary to ensure the safety of such personnel 
to ensure that such personnel are available a minimum of one business 
day each week.
    (c) Accessibility.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall, to the extent practicable, 
make available to applicants for parole under the Cuban Family 
Reunification Program video teleconference capabilities. In carrying 
out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure appropriate privacy and 
security requirements are satisfied.
    (d) Duration.--Parole granted under the Cuban Family Reunification 
Program shall be valid for an initial period of two years.
    (e) Expeditious Processing.--The Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall ensure that 
applications for parole under the Cuban Family Reunification Program 
that were filed before the date of the enactment of this Act are 
processed not later than 60 days after such date of enactment.
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