3.0.0 692 2023-01-11T13:20:36Z 2023-01-11T13:20:36Z House H HR 2011-02-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia:H.R. 692.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The U.S. Constitution states in Article I, Section 8,Clause 18, that Congress has the power ``to make all Lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United Statesor in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H775]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2011-02-28T19:28:11Z Referred to 2011-02-14T17:02:30Z 2011-02-28 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. 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Adams, Sandy [R-FL-24] Sandy Adams R FL 24 2012-06-19 False Immigration Family relationships Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports Immigration 00 2011-02-14 Introduced in House 2011-02-18T17:36:00Z Nuclear Family Priority Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace existing family-sponsored immigrant categories with a single preference allocation for spouses and children of permanent resident aliens.

Reduces the number of, and revises the calculation for, fiscal year family-sponsored immigrant entrants.

Establishes a nonimmigrant visa category for an alien who is a parent of a U.S. citizen at least 21 years old.

]]> Nuclear Family Priority Act Display Title Nuclear Family Priority Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and to reduce the number of such immigrants, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Nuclear Family Priority Act Introduced in House 2011-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr692ih/xml/BILLS-112hr692ih.xml 2011-02-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. 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.