Temporary Family Visitation Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill expands temporary visitor visa eligibility to cover certain relatives of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents seeking short-term entry for family visitation.
Who Benefits and How
Certain foreign relatives of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents could gain a clearer temporary visa pathway for family visits.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Immigration officials would need to administer the expanded visa category under the amended visitor-visa definition.
Key Provisions
- Amends the temporary visitor visa definition to include qualifying family-purpose visits.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill expands temporary visitor visa eligibility to cover certain relatives of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents seeking short-term entry for family visitation.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill expands temporary visitor visa eligibility to cover certain relatives of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents seeking short-term entry for family visitation.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Qualifying foreign relatives seeking temporary family visitation visas
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Immigration officials administering the expanded family-purpose visitor visa pathway
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Paul (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Qualifying foreign relatives seeking temporary family visitation visas
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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