3.0.0 821 2019-02-20T23:04:55Z 2019-02-23T17:40:33Z Senate S S 2011-04-14 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-04-14T16:48:59Z Uniting American Families Act of 2011 112 1537 HR 2011-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Related bill CRS Reuniting Families Act 112 1796 HR 2011-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Related bill CRS 2011-04-14 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2512-2514) IntroReferral 2011-04-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2511-2512) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2011-04-14 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2011-04-14 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2011-04-14 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2011-04-14 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2011-04-14 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2011-04-14 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2011-04-14 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2011-04-14 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2011-04-14 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2011-04-14 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2011-04-14 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2011-04-14 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2011-04-14 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2011-04-14 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2011-04-14 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2011-04-14 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2011-04-14 True I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2011-04-14 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2011-04-14 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2011-05-02 False U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2011-06-07 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2011-09-15 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2012-01-26 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2012-04-17 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2012-06-06 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2012-09-13 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2012-09-19 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2012-09-19 False L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2012-11-13 False Immigration Citizenship and naturalization Immigration status and procedures Marriage and family status Immigration 00 2011-04-14 Introduced in Senate 2011-05-10T15:26:23Z Uniting American Families Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include a "permanent partner" within the scope of such Act. Defines a "permanent partner" as an individual 18 or older who: (1) is in a committed, intimate relationship with another individual 18 or older in which both individuals intend a lifelong commitment; (2) is financially interdependent with the other individual; (3) is not married to, or in a permanent partnership with, anyone other than the individual; (4) is unable to contract with the other individual a marriage cognizable under this Act; and (5) is not a first, second, or third degree blood relation of the other individual.

Defines "permanent partnership" as the relationship existing between two permanent partners.

]]> Uniting American Families Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Uniting American Families Act of 2011 Display Title Uniting American Families Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships. Introduced in Senate 2011-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s821is/xml/BILLS-112s821is.xml 2011-04-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2512-2514) 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.