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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 1053 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the |
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| 6 | 6 | | numerical limitations on immigrant visas, and for other purposes. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | FEBRUARY6, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. C |
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| 10 | 10 | | ASE(for himself, Mrs. KIGGANSof Virginia, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. TOKUDA, |
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| 11 | 11 | | Mr. G |
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| 12 | 12 | | RIJALVA, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. VARGAS, and Ms. CHU) |
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| 13 | 13 | | introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the |
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| 14 | 14 | | Judiciary |
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| 15 | 15 | | A BILL |
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| 16 | 16 | | To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans |
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| 17 | 17 | | from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas, and |
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| 18 | 18 | | for other purposes. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 20 | 20 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 22 | 22 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Filipino Veterans 4 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Family Reunification Act of 2025’’. 5 |
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| 24 | 24 | | SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM IMMIGRANT VISA LIMIT. 6 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality 7 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the 8 |
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| 27 | 27 | | end the following: 9 |
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| 29 | 29 | | ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 |
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| 30 | 30 | | •HR 1053 IH |
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| 31 | 31 | | ‘‘(F) Aliens who— 1 |
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| 32 | 32 | | ‘‘(i) are eligible for a visa under paragraph 2 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (1) or (3) of section 203(a); and 3 |
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| 34 | 34 | | ‘‘(ii) have a parent (regardless of whether 4 |
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| 35 | 35 | | the parent is living or dead) who was natural-5 |
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| 36 | 36 | | ized pursuant to— 6 |
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| 37 | 37 | | ‘‘(I) section 405 of the Immigration 7 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–649; 8 8 |
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| 39 | 39 | | U.S.C. 1440 note); or 9 |
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| 40 | 40 | | ‘‘(II) title III of the Act of October 10 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1137, chapter 876), as 11 |
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| 42 | 42 | | added by section 1001 of the Second War 12 |
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| 43 | 43 | | Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182, chapter 13 |
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| 44 | 44 | | 199).’’. 14 |
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