Uniting American Families Act of 2011

Summary

Uniting American Families Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include a "permanent partner" within the scope of such Act. Defines a "permanent partner" 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. Defines: (1) "permanent partnership" as the relationship existing between two permanent partners, and (2) "alien permanent partner" as the individual in a permanent partnership who is being sponsored for a visa.

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Timeline

1. 14 April 2011

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 April 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 April 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 1 June 2011

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 14 April 2011 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
• ROBERT BRADY · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] · D · Sponsor

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