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H.R. 519 · 113th Congress

Uniting American Families Act of 2013

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143 cosponsors · 141 D, 2 R
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16 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Uniting American Families Act of 2013 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include a "permanent partner" within the scope of such Act.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 5, 2013

Uniting American Families Act of 2013 - 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Uniting American Families Act of 2013

Latest action (Feb 28, 2013): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.

Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 5, 2013

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.