[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 483 Introduced in House (IH)]
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 483
To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the
numerical limitations on immigrant visas and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 22, 2015
Mr. Takai (for himself, Mr. Heck of Nevada, and Ms. Gabbard) 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 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 2015''.
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).''.
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