HR 1747 · in committee · significant
Break the Chain Act
- immigration
What this bill does
- This bill restricts family-sponsored immigration by removing parents from immediate relative status and cutting the annual visa cap from 480,000 to 87,934.
- The changes affect foreign nationals seeking to immigrate through family sponsorship and U.S. citizens and permanent residents sponsoring relatives.
- The bill takes effect upon enactment and creates a new temporary nonimmigrant visa category for parents of adult U.S. citizens without work authorization.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would removing parents from immediate relative status affect U.S. citizens and permanent residents who currently sponsor elderly or dependent family members?
- 02
What evidence supports the claim that reducing family-sponsored visas from 480,000 to 87,934 annually would improve labor market outcomes or public services?
- 03
How would the new temporary nonimmigrant visa for parents without work authorization differ in practice from current sponsorship pathways for family reunification?
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Sponsor · R-FL-17
W. Gregory Steube
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-27
Legislative timeline
2025-02-27 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-02-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-27 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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