3.0.0 604 2023-01-11T13:28:59Z 2023-01-11T13:28:59Z House HR 2015-01-28 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 28, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia:H.R. 604.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which states that Congresshas the power ``to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalizationand uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughoutthe United States.''Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which states that Congresshas the power to ``make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States or in any Department orOfficer thereof . . .''[Page H663]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-19T14:18:34Z Referred to 2015-01-28T14:07:40Z 2015-02-19 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2015-01-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-01-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001071 Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] Jody Hice R GA B. 10 N B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2015-01-28 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2015-01-28 True K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 2015-01-28 True S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2015-01-28 True W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2015-01-28 True P000601 Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] Steven Palazzo R MS M. 4 2015-01-28 True S000018 Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] MATT SALMON R AZ 5 2015-01-28 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2015-01-28 True D000616 Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] Scott DesJarlais R TN 4 2015-01-28 True F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2015-01-28 True M001158 Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] Kenny Marchant R TX 24 2015-01-28 True O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2015-02-10 False G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2015-02-10 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2015-02-10 False D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2015-02-24 False G000560 Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14] Tom Graves R GA 14 2015-02-26 False B001269 Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] Lou Barletta R PA 11 2015-05-12 False B001290 Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] Dave Brat R VA 7 2015-07-14 False C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2015-09-17 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2015-11-02 False S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2015-11-17 False L000583 Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] Barry Loudermilk R GA 11 2015-11-18 False C001048 Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] JOHN CULBERSON R TX ABNEY 7 2015-12-17 False S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2016-01-11 False F000456 Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] John Fleming R LA 4 2016-02-12 False G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2016-05-17 False H001036 Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] Jeb Hensarling R TX 5 2016-09-20 False F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2016-11-29 False Immigration Family relationships Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports Immigration 00 2015-01-28 Introduced in House 2015-02-09T16:03:08Z 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 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 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr604ih/xml/BILLS-114hr604ih.xml 2015-02-19 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.