3.0.0 3798 2022-12-30T17:47:45Z 2022-12-30T17:47:45Z House HR 2021-06-08 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 8, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STEUBE:H.R. 3798.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H2702]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2022-11-01T15:56:05Z Referred to 2021-06-08T14:04:25Z 2022-11-01 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2021-06-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-06-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 N Immigration Family relationships Immigration status and procedures Visas and passports Immigration 00 2021-06-08 Introduced in House 2021-08-01T01:22:11Z Break the Chain Act

This bill makes various changes related to family-sponsored immigration, such as narrowing the definition of what constitutes an immediate relative and lowering the annual numerical cap on certain classes of family-sponsored visas.

The alien parents of U.S. citizens shall not qualify for visas for immediate relatives, which are not subject to any direct numerical limits. Currently, the spouses, unmarried children under 21, and parents of citizens are considered immediate relatives.

The bill also reduces the baseline annual cap for family-sponsored visas from 480,000 to 87,934, and revises the methods for calculating the cap. Currently, the 480,000 cap may be adjusted depending on various factors but shall not be less than 226,000. A spouse or child of a sponsoring alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence shall be subject to the family-sponsored visa cap.

The bill revises the rules for determining whether an alien is a child for the purposes of family-sponsored immigration, and establishes that an alien who is married or turns 25 years old prior to a visa becoming available for issuance shall not qualify as a child.

The bill creates a nonimmigrant classification for alien parents of adult U.S. citizens, which authorizes such alien parents for admission into the United States for an initial five-year period. Such alien parents shall not be authorized for employment or to receive any public benefits.

]]> Break the Chain Act Display Title Break the Chain Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the provisions that relate to family-sponsored immigrants. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Break the Chain Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr3798ih/xml/BILLS-117hr3798ih.xml 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. 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.