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S1328Referred to Committee

Nuclear Family Priority Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-04-08
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
S
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Type

Sponsor

Jim Banks
Jim Banks
Republican · IN · Senator
Votes with party: 75.7% (847 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001299

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

2 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-04-08

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Previously

  • Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-04-08

Plain-English Summary

The legislation would prioritize family reunification in immigration policy by giving preference to nuclear family members (spouses and children) over other relatives when processing immigration applications and green cards. This would affect both immigrants seeking to bring family members to the United States and the relatives waiting to immigrate, potentially changing how quickly some family members can join their relatives already living in the country.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Immigration
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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