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S. 354 (115th)

RAISE Act

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Introduced

13 February 2017

Last action

13 February 2017 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA]

Subjects

Asylum, Immigration, Taxation

Source updated

10 August 2026

Asylum · Immigration · Taxation

Summary

Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act or the RAISE Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant visa category. The fiscal year limit for refugee admissions is set at 50,000. The President shall annually enumerate the previous year's number of asylees. The bill defines: (1) "immediate relative" as the under-21 year old child or spouse of a U.S. citizen, and (2) "family-sponsored immigrant" as the under-21 year old child or spouse of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. The worldwide fiscal year level for family-sponsored immigrants is reduced. The bill establishes a nonimmigrant alien W-visa for the parent of an adult (at least 21 years old) U.S. citizen.

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Timeline

  1. 13 February 2017

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 February 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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