HR 2908 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2019

Introduced May 22, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Ed Case D-HI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 26, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 22, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2019

This bill exempts from worldwide or numerical limitations certain family-sponsored immigrant visas for the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who were naturalized under certain laws providing for naturalization for service during World War II.

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2019 to Jul 22, 2020, with 16 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalMay 22, 2019
R-AKDon YoungOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-VAElaine G. LuriaOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalMay 22, 2019
D-NVSusie LeeOriginalMay 22, 2019
Show all 21 cosponsors

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  2. May 22, 2019Introduced in House
  3. May 22, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. May 22, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E653)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1598Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2019Identical billMay 22, 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 22, 2019Introduced in House

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