3.0.0 477 2019-11-15T21:34:33Z 2019-11-15T21:34:34Z House H HR 2013-02-04 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia:H.R. 477.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution, whichstates that Congress has the power ``to establish a uniformRule of Naturalization and uniform Laws on the subject ofBankruptcies throughout the United States.''Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution, whichstates that Congress has the power to ``make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States or in anyDepartment or Officer thereof.''[Page H343]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2013-02-28T21:39:50Z Referred to 2013-02-04T19:01:05Z 2013-02-28 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security. Committee 2013-02-04 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000550 Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] Phil Gingrey R GA 11 N B001273 Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] Diane Black R TN 6 2013-02-04 True P000601 Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] Steven Palazzo R MS M. 4 2013-02-04 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2013-02-04 True F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2013-02-04 True W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2013-02-04 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2013-02-04 True B001269 Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] Lou Barletta R PA 11 2013-02-04 True R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 48 2013-02-04 True N000186 Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1] Alan Nunnelee R MS 1 2013-02-04 True G000560 Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14] Tom Graves R GA 14 2013-03-11 False M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2013-09-16 False F000456 Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] John Fleming R LA 4 2013-12-12 False K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 2014-01-16 False D000616 Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] Scott DesJarlais R TN 4 2014-01-29 False C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 2014-01-31 False S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 2014-03-24 False K000220 Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] JACK KINGSTON R GA 1 2014-06-17 False B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2014-07-07 False S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2014-07-10 False B001252 Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] John Barrow D GA 12 2014-09-17 False D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2014-11-12 False B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2014-11-13 False Immigration Family relationships Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports Immigration 00 2013-02-04 Introduced in House 2013-02-22T20:06:19Z Nuclear Family Priority Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate parents from the definition of "immediate relatives" with respect to those aliens not subject to worldwide immigration levels or numerical limitations.

Replaces 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 Short Titles as Introduced 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 2013-02-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr477ih/xml/BILLS-113hr477ih.xml 2013-02-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security. 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.