H.R. 3312: Family Reunification Act of 2019
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H.R. 3312: Family Reunification Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-18 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Family Reunification Act of 2019
Plain summary
Family Reunification Act of 2019 This bill revives an expired program that allows qualified aliens with certain familial or employment ties to the United States to apply for lawful permanent resident status. The deadline for applying for such status shall be five years after the enactment of this bill, where the deadline under current law was April 30, 2001. (Generally, a qualifying alien under the program must be one who (1) entered the United States without inspection or falls into other specified categories, (2) is the beneficiary of a petition for lawful permanent status based on family sponsorship or for performing certain labor where there are not sufficient workers available for such labor, and (3) was physically present in the United States on December 21, 2000.) The bill also prohibits the removal of an alien who (1) has a pending petition for lawful permanent status based on being the spouse or child of a U.S. citizen, and (2) is prima facie eligible for lawful permanent status.
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Official text
Family Reunification Act of 2019
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · 8 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Juan Vargas (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] reported raising $2.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3312.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr3312 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116