American Families United Act
Latest action · Jul 27, 2022 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
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.
- IntroducedApr 30, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Families United Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Department of Justice (DOJ) to exercise discretion in certain immigration cases. The bill also removes certain requirements related to birthright citizenship.
Under this bill, DOJ or DHS may, on a case-by-case basis, exercise discretion by declining to remove an alien or bar an alien from entering the United States to prevent hardship for the alien's U.S. citizen spouse, parent, or child. However, DOJ or DHS may not exercise this discretion if the alien is removable or inadmissible due to certain grounds, including specified crime- and security-related grounds.
The bill also removes certain requirements related to birthright citizenship for a child born outside of the United States to one U.S. citizen parent and one alien parent. Specifically, the bill removes a provision that requires the U.S. citizen parent to be physically present in the United States for at least five years before the child's birth in order for the child to acquire U.S. citizenship at birth.
Cosponsors 80
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2021 to Sep 20, 2022, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Apr 30, 2021 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | May 14, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | May 14, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jun 16, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Jul 13, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jul 16, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 27, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 27, 2022Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
- Jul 27, 2022Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Discharged.
- Nov 9, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Apr 30, 2021Introduced in House
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2021Introduced in House
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