Bill · H.R. 2705· House(119-HR-2705)
Nuclear Family Priority Act
- Introduced
- 4/8/2025
- Last activity
- 4/8/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Elijah Crane
- Cosponsors
- - 47 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Nuclear Family Priority Act aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change rules regarding family-sponsored immigrants. It seeks to reduce the total number of these immigrants by redefining immediate relatives and adjusting visa allocations. The bill removes parents from certain immediate relative definitions and modifies the worldwide level of available visas. It also introduces a new nonimmigrant status for parents of adult United States citizens under specific conditions. These changes include new requirements for financial support and health insurance.
Yes
No question was scored yes.
The opposite
Would immigrants be better off under this?-7
The bill significantly restricts family-sponsored visa categories and imposes strict financial/insurance requirements.
Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens?-5
The bill restricts several immigrant categories and places more hurdles on family-based immigration.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- New Nonimmigrant Status for Parents: A new status (subparagraph W) is created for an alien who is a parent of a United States citizen who is at least 21 years of age (Section 6(a)).
- Extended Stay for Certain Parents: The initial period of authorized admission for these parents can be 5 years and may be extended as long as the United States citizen child resides in the United States (Section 6(b)(1)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Reduction in Immediate Relative Definitions: The definition of immediate relatives is changed by striking "parents" from the list of qualifying relatives (Section 2 of the bill).
- Lower Visa Allocations for Spouses and Children: The worldwide level for family-sponsored immigrants is adjusted to a formula of 88,000 minus a specific number, which is intended to reduce the number of such immigrants (Section 4).
- Restrictions on Nonimmigrant Parents: Under the new nonimmigrant status, parents are not authorized to be employed in the United States and are ineligible for any Federal, State, or local public benefit (Section 6(b)(2)).
- Financial Burden on Citizens: United States citizen children are held responsible for the support of the nonimmigrant parent, regardless of the parent's own resources (Section 6(b)(2)).
- Health Insurance Requirements: To receive a visa or be admitted under the new status, the parent must provide proof that the United States citizen child has arranged for health insurance coverage at no cost to the alien (Section 6(b)(3)).
- Invalidation of Petitions: Any petition seeking classification under a family-sponsored category that is eliminated by this Act will be considered invalid if filed after the date the bill was introduced in the House (Section 7(1)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Immigrants-7
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Pathway To Citizenship-5
- 9/2/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/31/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/27/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/21/2026
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 7/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/14/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/30/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/10/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/2/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/12/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/27/2026
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- 3/5/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/4/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/2/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/4/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/21/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 12/16/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 12/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/19/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/7/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 10/28/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/24/2025
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 10/21/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/10/2025
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 9/9/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/2/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 6/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/13/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/6/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 4/29/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/8/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced in House
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