American Families United Act

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Introduced

30 October 2013

Last action

9 January 2014 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summary

American Families United Act - States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to enable the Attorney General (DOJ) or the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to expand his or her discretionary authority beyond a case-by-case basis, or to provide legalization or nationalization of persons covered under this Act. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to revise waiver of inadmissibility requirements, among other things waiving inadmissibility for: (1) certain persons who entered the United States before age 16 who have earned a degree from a U.S. institution of higher education, (2) false claims of U.S. citizenship by persons under age 18 or lacking mental competence to knowingly misrepresent a claim, and (3) false claims of U.S. citizenship if inadmissibility would create family separation hardship for the alien (including a self-petitioner under the Violence Against Women Act) or for a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident family member. Authorizes parents of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents to apply for a waiver of inadmissibility for unlawful presence. Places a three-year limit on immigration-related misrepresentations rendering aliens inadmissible. Revises the definition "conviction" for INA purposes. Authorizes an immigration judge in specified circumstances, including family separation hardship, but with certain exceptions, to decline to order an alien removed, deported, or excluded and terminate related proceedings or grant permission to reapply for admission or for relief from removal.

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Timeline

30 October 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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30 October 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
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30 October 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
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9 January 2014
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to → Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act
related to ← Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3431
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3431
us · 113-hr-3431 · source updated 12 August 2025