To provide temporary visitation to spouses of United States citizens.

Bill: 114-hr-6256
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2016-09-28
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2016-10-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a non-immigrant W-visa category for an alien who: (1) is, and has been for at least 180 days, the spouse of a U.S. national or citizen; or (2) is the child of such an alien and is accompanying or following to join such alien.</p> <p>The bill provides that: (1) the period of authorized admission for a W-visa alien is 180 days, which may be extended for one additional 180-day period; (2) the total number of principal W-visa aliens who may be admitted during any fiscal is 5,000; (3) adjustment of such an alien to permanent resident status is prohibited; and (4) the Department of Homeland Security shall establish an expedited admissions process for W-visa aliens. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6256 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2016 Mr. Huffman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide temporary visitation to spouses of United States citizens.

1. Admission of spouses of nationals and citizens of the United States as nonimmigrants (a) Classification as nonimmigrants Section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (U), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (V), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (V) the following: (W) an alien who is the spouse of a national or citizen of the United States, and has been the spouse of such national or citizen for a period of not less than 180 days, or who is the child of such an alien and is accompanying, or following to join, the alien. . (b) Requirements for admission Section 214 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (s) (1) The period of authorized admission for an alien admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(W) shall be 180 days, which may be extended for one additional 180-day period. (2) The total number of principal aliens who may be admitted under section 101(a)(15)(W) during any fiscal year may not exceed 5,000. (3) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall establish a process to ensure the expedited admission to the United States of aliens under section 101(a)(15)(W). (4) An alien admitted under section 101(a)(15)(W) is not eligible for work authorization. . (c) Adjustment of status prohibited Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (n) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security may not adjust the status of an alien admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(W) to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. .