Fairness for Families Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3647
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2015-09-29
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Adult day care

Disability and paralysis

Immigration status and procedures

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-09-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fairness for Families Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to define "mental or physical disability" as a mental or physical impairment or physical disability that: (1) a licensed examining physician designated by the Department of State has determined renders the individual unable to care for himself or herself as an adult, and (2) because of this impairment or disability the individual's parent or sibling is solely responsible for the individual's care. </p> <p>U.S. citizens' sons and daughters with mental or physical disabilities shall be considered immediate relatives for exemption from numerical limitations on visas.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3647 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 29, 2015 Mr. O’Rourke (for himself and Mr. Pearce ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that United States citizens’ sons and daughters with mental or physical disabilities be considered immediate relatives for purposes of exemption from numerical limitations on visas issued to such sons and daughters.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Families Act of 2015 . 2. Definition of mental or physical disability Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (53) The term mental or physical disability means, in the case of an individual, a mental or physical impairment, or physical disability that— (A) a licensed physician designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 40.11 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations for purposes of making examinations pursuant to section 212(a)(1) has determined, by examining the individual, renders the individual unable to care for himself or herself as an adult; and (B) due to such impairment or disability, the individual’s parent or sibling is solely responsible for the care of the individual. . 3. United States citizens’ sons and daughters with mental or physical disabilities to be considered immediate relatives Section 201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i) ) is amended by inserting after children, spouses, the following: sons and daughters with mental or physical disabilities, .