Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-1220
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2017-05-24
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Asia

Citizenship and naturalization

Conflicts and wars

Family relationships

Immigration status and procedures

Philippines

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2017</strong></p> <p> This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from worldwide or numerical limitations on immigrant visas the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who were naturalized under the Immigration Act of 1990 or other specified federal law.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1220 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 24, 2017 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Kaine , Ms. Cortez Masto , Ms. Murkowski , and Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2017 . 2. Exemption from immigrant visa limit Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Aliens who— (i) are eligible for a visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a); and (ii) have a parent (regardless of whether the parent is living or dead) who was naturalized pursuant to— (I) section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–649 ; 8 U.S.C. 1440 note); or (II) title III of the Act of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1137, chapter 876), as added by section 1001 of the Second War Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182, chapter 199). .