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H.R. 2920 (117th)

American Families United Act

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Introduced

30 April 2021

Last action

27 July 2022 · Committee

Status

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.

Sponsors

Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16], Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2], Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Colin Allred, Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]

Subjects

Immigration

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3 January 2025

Immigration

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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.

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Timeline

  1. 30 April 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 April 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 30 April 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 9 November 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

    Source: Committee

  5. 27 July 2022

    Vote

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.

    Source: Committee

  6. 27 July 2022

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 27 July 2022

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Discharged.

    Source: Committee

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