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H.R. 483: Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2015

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H.R. 483: Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-22 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] · 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2015

Plain summary

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2015 Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from worldwide or numerical limitations on immigrant visas the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who were naturalized under the Immigration Act of 1990 or other specified federal law.

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Official text

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] · 21 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Grace Meng (D-NY), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Mark Takano (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr483 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114