3.0.0 1247 2023-01-11T13:18:37Z 2023-01-11T13:18:37Z Senate S S 2009-06-11 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-06-11T20:25:39Z Reuniting Families Act 111 2709 HR 2009-08-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Related bill CRS Reuniting Families Act 111 1085 S 2009-05-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2009-06-11 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2009-06-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2009-06-11 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2009-06-11 True Immigration Administrative remedies Family relationships Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports Immigration 00 2009-06-11 Introduced in Senate 2009-07-22T16:42:39Z Orphans, Widows, and Widowers Protection Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the definition of "immediate relative" to: (1) permit a widow or widower of a U.S. citizen to seek permanent resident status if married less than two years by showing through a preponderance of the evidence that the marriage was entered into in good faith and not solely to obtain an immigration benefit; and (2) include an alien who was the child or parent of a U.S. citizen at the time of the citizen's death if the alien parent files a petition within two years after such date or the alien child files a petition prior to reaching 21 years old.

Provides specified relief for orphans and spouses regarding: (1) petitions for immediate relative status; (2) parole eligibility; (3) permanent resident status adjustment; and (4) processing of immigrant visas.

]]> Orphans, Widows, and Widowers Protection Act Display Title Orphans, Widows, and Widowers Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Orphans, Widows, and Widowers Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2009-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1247is/xml/BILLS-111s1247is.xml 2009-06-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.