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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 4944 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . Reuniting Families Act The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Reducing family-based visa backlogs and promoting family reunification Sec. 101. Recapture of immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delay. Sec. 102. Reclassification of spouses, permanent partners, and minor children of legal permanent residents as immediate relatives. Sec. 103. Repeal of country limits. Sec. 104. Promoting family unity.
Sec. 105. Relief for orphans, widows, and widowers. Sec. 106. Exemption from immigrant visa limit for certain veterans who are natives of Philippines. Sec. 107. Fiancée child status protection. Sec. 108. Equal treatment for all stepchildren. Sec. 109. Retention of priority dates. Title II—Uniting American Families Act Sec. 201. Definitions of permanent partner and permanent partnership. Sec. 202. Definition of child. Sec. 203. Allocation of immigrant visas. Sec. 204. Procedure for granting immigrant status.
Sec. 205. Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation refugees. Sec. 206. Asylum. Sec. 207. Adjustment of status of refugees. Sec. 208. Inadmissible aliens. Sec. 209. Nonimmigrant status for permanent partners awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa. Sec. 210. Derivative status for permanent partners of nonimmigrant visa holders. Sec. 211. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses, permanent partners, and sons and daughters. Sec. 212.
Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien entrepreneurs, spouses, permanent partners, and children. Sec. 213. Deportable aliens. Sec. 214. Removal proceedings. Sec. 215. Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status. Sec. 216. Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence. Sec. 217. Application of criminal penalties for misrepresentation and concealment of facts regarding permanent partnerships. Sec. 218. Requirements as to residence, good moral character, attachment to the principles of the Constitution.
Sec. 219. Naturalization for permanent partners of citizens. Sec. 220. Application of family unity provisions to permanent partners of certain LIFE Act beneficiaries. Sec. 221. Application to Cuban Adjustment Act.
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