Contact Congress about H.R. 6565: Reuniting Families Act

More families could get or keep a path to legal status in the U.S. The bill would reuse old unused visas, raise country limits, recognize some permanent partners, and protect more families while cases are pending.

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Reuniting Families Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Latest action on H.R. 6565: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects immigrant families waiting for visas, green card holders trying to bring close family, refugees with relatives in the U.S., and committed partners who are not treated as married under immigration law. It could also matter for children who may turn 21 while waiting, people with pending family or humanitarian cases, and past diversity visa winners blocked by travel bans or COVID delays. Federal immigration agencies would have to process more categories, apply new waiver rules, and handle more reopened or protected cases.

Why this matters: Long immigration waits can keep families apart for years, and this bill would try to shorten those waits. It would do that by reusing old unused visas, raising country limits, and moving some close relatives out of capped visa lines. It could also protect people from losing eligibility because of a birthday, a sponsor’s death, or a pending case that takes too long. The tradeoff is that it gives officials broad waiver power and could greatly increase processing demands across the immigration system.

Key provisions in H.R. 6565

• The bill would add many unused visas back into today’s system. It covers family and job-based immigrant visas from fiscal years 1992 through 2025.
• People from high-demand countries could get a larger share of yearly visas. The bill raises the per-country cap from 7% to 20%, and raises certain smaller caps from 2% to 5%.
• Spouses, permanent partners, and minor children of green card holders would move out of capped family visa lines. The bill treats them as immediate relatives.
• The bill creates legal definitions for permanent partner and permanent partnership. It then adds those partners to many rules for spouses, including refugee, asylum, dependent visa, removal, and naturalization rules.
• The diversity visa lottery would grow. The yearly number would rise from 55,000 to 80,000.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 6565

What is H.R. 6565?

More families could get or keep a path to legal status in the U.S. The bill would reuse old unused visas, raise country limits, recognize some permanent partners, and protect more families while cases are pending.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 6565?

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Who should I contact about H.R. 6565?

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