Child Status Fairness and Modernization Act

Bill: 118-hr-8670
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2024-06-07
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2024-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8670 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2024 Ms. Omar (for herself, Mr. Correa , Mr. Grijalva , and Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the time at which age is assessed for the purpose of determining whether an alien is an immediate relative.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Status Fairness and Modernization Act . 2. Age requirement Section 201(f)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(f)(2) ) is amended— (1) by amending the heading to read as follows: Age requirement in case of parent naturalization.— ; and (2) by striking age of the alien on the date of the parent’s naturalization and inserting the date on which the petition was initially filed .