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H.R. 519: Uniting American Families Act of 2013

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H.R. 519: Uniting American Families Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-05 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Uniting American Families Act of 2013

Plain summary

Uniting American Families Act of 2013 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include a "permanent partner" within the scope of such Act. Defines a "permanent partner" as an individual 18 or older who: (1) is in a committed, intimate relationship with another individual 18 or older in which both individuals intend a lifelong commitment; (2) is financially interdependent with the other individual; (3) is not married to, or in a permanent partnership with, anyone other than the individual; (4) is unable to contract with the other individual a marriage cognizable under this Act; and (5) is not a first, second, or third degree blood relation of the other individual. Defines: (1) "permanent partnership" as the relationship existing between two permanent partners, and (2) "alien permanent partner" as the individual in a permanent partnership who is being sponsored for a visa.

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Official text

Uniting American Families Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] · 143 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mark Takano (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), James A. Himes (D-CT), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Paul Tonko (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Grace Meng (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN) and 83 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] reported raising $258,402 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr519 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113