American Families United Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 43
- Latest action
- Mar 26, 2025
What it does
American Families United Act This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Department of Justice (DOJ) to exercise discretion in certain immigration cases. Under this bill, DOJ or DHS may, on a case-by-case basis, exercise discretion by declining to remove a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) or bar an alien from entering the United States to prevent hardship for the alien's U.S. citizen spouse, parent, or child. This discretion may also be exercised if the alien is the spouse or child of a deceased U.S. citizen. For the purposes of this bill, it shall be presumed that family separation constitutes hardship. However, DOJ or DHS may not exercise this…
Official summary · Introduced in House · Mar 26, 2025
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Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Veronica Escobar
- Adriano Espaillat
- Al Green
- Andrea Salinas
- Angie Craig
- Betty McCollum
- Brian Fitzpatrick
- Chris Deluzio
- Dan Goldman
- Darren Soto
- David Valadao
- Deborah Ross
- Dina Titus
- Don Bacon
- Eleanor Norton
- Gabe Evans
- Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez
- Gregorio Casar
- Ilhan Omar
- J. Correa
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jesús García
- Joe Neguse
- Julia Brownley
- LaMonica McIver
- Linda Sánchez
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Lucy McBath
- Madeleine Dean
- Maria Salazar
- Mary Scanlon
- Maxine Dexter
- Michael Lawler
- Mike Levin
- Paul Tonko
- Pramila Jayapal
- Rashida Tlaib
- Robert Menendez
- Salud Carbajal
- Seth Moulton
- Shri Thanedar
- Suzan DelBene
- Thomas Suozzi
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While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.