Nuclear Family Priority Act
Latest action · Mar 16, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Nuclear Family Priority Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace 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.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2009 to Sep 22, 2010; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-GA | John Linder | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Feb 4, 2009 |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Feb 12, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Mar 5, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Mar 10, 2009 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Apr 21, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Jun 25, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Jul 13, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Parker Griffith | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Feb 2, 2010 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Feb 23, 2010 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Apr 13, 2010 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Apr 20, 2010 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Apr 22, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | May 12, 2010 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | May 14, 2010 | |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| R-GA | Tom Graves | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Sep 16, 2010 | |
| R-OK | John Sullivan | Sep 22, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2009 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Mar 16, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Feb 4, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Nuclear Family Priority Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2009Introduced in House
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