Contact Congress about S. 3419: Reuniting Families Act

More families could get or keep legal immigration status. The bill would add unused visas back into the system, protect more pending cases, and recognize some long-term partners who cannot marry.

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Reuniting Families Act is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Latest action on S. 3419: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects families split by immigration rules or long visa waits. It would matter most to U.S. citizens, green card holders, refugees, asylees, high-skilled workers, diversity visa lottery winners, and close relatives abroad. It could also matter to couples who cannot legally marry but have a long-term committed relationship.

Why this matters: Many families now wait years for immigration decisions, and some get separated before a case ends. This bill would try to reduce those waits and protect more people during the process. It could increase the number of green cards issued each year by using visas that went unused before. It could also change who counts as family under immigration law, including some partners and children in modern family situations.

Key provisions in S. 3419

• The bill adds unused green cards back into today’s supply. This covers family-based and work-based immigrant visas left unused from fiscal years 1992 through 2025.
• Spouses, permanent partners, and minor children of green card holders would get a faster family category. They would count as “immediate relatives,” so yearly visa caps would not apply to them.
• Family visa limits would go up. For example, the first preference category would rise from 23,400 to 127,200, and other categories would rise in proportion. Each country’s cap would also rise from 7% to 20% of worldwide visas.
• Some people stuck in line for more than 10 years would get special treatment. If their priority date, or place in line, is older than 10 years, direct numerical limits would not apply to them.
• The bill removes the three-year, ten-year, and permanent bars tied to unlawful presence. It replaces them with a narrower rule focused on earlier removals, and some people could still qualify with government consent.

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Questions people ask about S. 3419

What is S. 3419?

More families could get or keep legal immigration status. The bill would add unused visas back into the system, protect more pending cases, and recognize some long-term partners who cannot marry.

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