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H.R. 2766: Families Belong Together Act

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H.R. 2766: Families Belong Together Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-22 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · 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 Citizenship. 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.

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Official title

Families Belong Together Act

Plain summary

Families Belong Together Act This bill provides various immigration benefits for eligible alien parents (or legal guardians) and minor children who were separated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) between January 20, 2017, and January 20, 2021. Generally, to be an eligible parent or minor child under this bill, the alien must not be inadmissible for certain crime- or security-related grounds, though DHS may waive certain grounds for humanitarian or public interest reasons. Furthermore, an eligible child who was separated as a minor remains eligible for the immigration benefits after reaching majority. DHS must grant humanitarian parole into the United States to an eligible alien who requests such parole, regardless of whether the alien is physically present in the United States. An eligible alien in the United States may apply for lawful permanent resident status. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall grant a qualifying alien's lawful permanent resident status within 30 days of receiving the alien's application. An alien who receives lawful permanent resident status under this bill shall be eligible for benefits and services that are available to an alien who is admitted as a refugee. Certain annual numerical limitations shall not apply to aliens who receive lawful permanent resident status under this bill. If an alien seeks judicial review of a denial of an application for lawful permanent resident status under this bill, the Department of Justice shall appoint counsel to represent that alien upon request.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Families Belong Together Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · 50 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Adam Smith (D-WA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Darren Soto (D-FL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] reported raising $592,416 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2766 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117