Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who were naturalized under the Immigration Act of 1990 from worldwide or numerical limitations on immigrant visas.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2412 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2412

 To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the 
               numerical limitations on immigrant visas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2009

 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Filner, Mr. Honda, Mr. 
Faleomavaega, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Maloney, and Mr. Farr) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the 
               numerical limitations on immigrant visas.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Filipino Veterans Family 
Reunification Act''.

SEC. 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 are eligible for an immigrant visa under 
        paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a) and who have a parent 
        who was naturalized pursuant to section 405 of the Immigration 
        Act of 1990 (8 U.S.C. 1440 note).''.
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