Family Reunification Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3312
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2019-06-18
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Family relationships

Foreign labor

Immigration status and procedures

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Family Reunification Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill revives an expired program that allows qualified aliens with certain familial or employment ties to the United States to apply for lawful permanent resident status. The deadline for applying for such status shall be five years after the enactment of this bill, where the deadline under current law was April 30, 2001. (Generally, a qualifying alien under the program must be one who (1) entered the United States without inspection or falls into other specified categories, (2) is the beneficiary of a petition for lawful permanent status based on family sponsorship or for performing certain labor where there are not sufficient workers available for such labor, and (3) was physically present in the United States on December 21, 2000.)</p> <p>The bill also prohibits the removal of an alien who (1) has a pending petition for lawful permanent status based on being the spouse or child of a U.S. citizen, and (2) is prima facie eligible for lawful permanent status.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3312 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 18, 2019 Mr. Espaillat (for himself and Mr. Vargas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an extension of the application period for certain aliens present in the United States for adjustment of status.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Reunification Act of 2019 . 2. Extension of the application period for certain aliens present in the United States for adjustment of status Section 245(i)(1)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255(i)(1)(B)(i) ) is amended by striking or before April 30, 2001 and inserting the following: or after the date that is not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Family Reunification Act of 2019 . 3. Limitation on removal Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (n) An alien who is the beneficiary (including a spouse or child of the principal alien, if eligible to receive a visa under section 203(d)) of a petition for classification under section 204 that was filed with the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and that is prima facie eligible for approval may not be removed while such petition or application is being adjudicated or appealed. .