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<title>Uniting American Families Act of 2013</title>
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<action-date>2013-02-13</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Uniting American Families Act of 2013 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include a &quot;permanent partner&quot; within the scope of such Act. Defines a &quot;permanent partner&quot; 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. </p> <p>Defines &quot;permanent partnership&quot; as the relationship existing between two permanent partners.</p>]]></summary-text>
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