3.0.0 2705 2026-06-03T08:08:02Z 2026-06-03T08:08:02Z House H HR 2025-04-08 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2705 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 8, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CRANE:H.R. 2705.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 3 provides Congress with thepower to ``regulate commerce with foreign nations, and amongthe several states, and with the Indian tribes.'' The SupremeCourt has held that Congress's power to regulate foreigncommerce includes the power to regulate the entry of personsinto the country. See Henderson v. Mayor of New York, 92 U.S.259, 270-71 (1876).[Page H1508]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-04-08T14:02:15Z Nuclear Family Priority Act 119 1328 S 2025-04-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2025-04-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2025-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001132 Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] Elijah Crane R AZ 2 N G000603 Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] Brandon Gill R TX 26 2025-04-29 False C001129 Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] Mike Collins R GA 10 2025-05-06 False B000825 Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] Lauren Boebert R CO 4 2025-05-06 False B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2025-05-13 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 9 2025-06-17 False R000614 Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] Chip Roy R TX 21 2025-09-02 False D000626 Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] Warren Davidson R OH 8 2025-09-02 False S001220 Rep. Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5] Dale Strong R AL W. 5 2025-09-09 False G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2025-10-10 False B001282 Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] Andy Barr R KY 6 2025-10-10 False H001095 Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] Wesley Hunt R TX 38 2025-10-10 False B001325 Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] Sheri Biggs R SC 3 2025-10-21 False D000032 Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] Byron Donalds R FL 19 2025-10-24 False C001115 Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] Michael Cloud R TX 27 2025-10-24 False S001228 Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] Derek Schmidt R KS 2 2025-10-24 False F000484 Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] Randy Fine R FL 6 2025-10-28 False C001118 Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] Ben Cline R VA 6 2025-11-07 False W000829 Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] Tony Wied R WI 8 2025-11-07 False B001317 Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] Josh Brecheen R OK 2 2025-11-19 False M001211 Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] Mary Miller R IL E. 15 2025-12-09 False J000311 Rep. Jack, Brian [R-GA-3] Brian Jack R GA 3 2025-12-16 False M000194 Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] Nancy Mace R SC 1 2025-12-16 False P000048 Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] August Pfluger R TX 11 2026-01-20 False M001235 Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2] Riley Moore R WV M. 2 2026-01-21 False S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2026-02-04 False V000139 Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7] Matt Van Epps R TN 7 2026-02-20 False O000175 Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] Andrew Ogles R TN 5 2026-02-23 False M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] Tom McClintock R CA 5 2026-03-02 False B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2026-03-04 False B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2026-03-05 False N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 2026-04-27 False G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2026-04-27 False M001212 Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] Barry Moore R AL 1 2026-04-27 False M001240 Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] Addison McDowell R NC P. 6 2026-04-27 False D000634 Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] Troy Downing R MT 2 2026-05-12 False D000616 Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] Scott DesJarlais R TN 4 2026-06-02 False Immigration Immigration 2025-05-02T12:43:31Z 00 2025-04-08 Introduced in House 2026-02-24T14:39:53Z Nuclear Family Priority Act

This bill imposes limits on various types of family-sponsored immigration visas.

The non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) 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 creates a nonimmigrant visa for such parents of citizens. Such non-U.S. nationals shall not be eligible for employment or any public benefits.

The bill also reduces the baseline annual cap for family-sponsored visas from 480,000 to 88,000, 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.

The bill eliminates preference allocations (visa categories subject to various annual caps) for various family-sponsored visas, including those for the siblings and married children of citizens. The bill provides for a preference allocation for the unmarried children under 21 and spouses of permanent residents, subject to the 88,000 annual cap.

]]> Nuclear Family Priority Act Display Title 45 Nuclear Family Priority Act 2025-04-16T02:53:17Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Nuclear Family Priority Act 2025-04-16T02:53:16Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 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. 2025-04-16T02:48:26Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-04-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr2705ih/xml/BILLS-119hr2705ih.xml 2025-04-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.