H.R. 1053

101 HR 1053 IH: Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-06
 text/xml
 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1053  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 6, 2025   Mr. Case  (for himself,  Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia ,  Ms. Jayapal ,  Ms. Tokuda ,  Mr. Grijalva ,  Mr. Mullin ,  Mr. Takano ,  Mr. Vargas , and  Ms. Chu ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2025  .
2.
Exemption from immigrant visa limit
Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(F)
Aliens who—
(i)
are eligible for a visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a); and
(ii)
have a parent (regardless of whether the parent is living or dead) who was naturalized pursuant to—
(I)
section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–649 ;  8 U.S.C. 1440  note); or
(II)
title III of the Act of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1137, chapter 876), as added by section 1001 of the Second War Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182, chapter 199).
 .