Reuniting Families Act

Reuniting Families Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to

• recapture unused employment-based and family-sponsored visas from FY1992-FY2016;
• reclassify spouses, permanent partners, minor children, and stepchildren of permanent residents as immediate relatives;
• repeal the per-country immigration limits;
• repeal specified bars to reentry and allow waivers of inadmissibility to promote family unity;
• exempt children of naturalized Filipino veterans from immigration limitations; and
• allow relatives of a deceased alien to maintain visa eligibility.

The bill defines "permanent partner" to purposes of applying the INA to LGBT families and individuals.