United States · Bill · S
S. 1278 (109th)
Uniting American Families Act
Introduced
21 June 2005
Last action
21 June 2005 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6917-6919)
Sponsors
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Uniting American Families Act or the Permanent Partners Immigration Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include permanent partners (as defined by this Act) within the scope of such Act.
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Timeline
21 June 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6917-6919)
Source: IntroReferral
21 June 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6917)
Source: IntroReferral
21 June 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 21 June 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1278
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1278
- us · 109-s-1278 · source updated 10 August 2026