S461Referred to Committee

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2025

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2025-02-06

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Mazie K. Hirono

Democrat · HI · Senator

Votes with party: 85.4% (911 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (12)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-02-06

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Committee Activity

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Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-02-06

Plain-English Summary

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2025 This bill exempts from immigrant visa limitations the children of certain individuals who were naturalized due to their military service during World War II. Specifically, this applies to the children of veterans who served honorably during World War II in the U.S. Armed Forces or in Filipino military units such as the Philippine Army, Philippine Scouts, or recognized guerilla units.

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Subjects

Immigration

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 461 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 461 To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Warren, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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. 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 of 2025''. 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-- ``(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).''. <all>

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