H.R. 6565: Reuniting Families Act
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA-28)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: Dec. 10, 2025
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (Dec. 10, 2025)
Reuniting Families Act
This bill:
- Proposes to "recapture" any "unused" family and employment visas from 1992-2025.
- Sets a 10-year time limit for approving immigrant visa applications.
- Eliminates age-out provisions for children of immigrants applying for LPR status as derivatives.
- Expands the annually allocated number of visas for unmarried children of citizens from 23,400 to 127,200.
- Expands the annually allocated number of visas for married children of immigrants from 23,400 to 80,640.
- Expands the annually allocated number of visas for siblings of citizens from 65,000 to 191,520.
- Expands the per-country limit from 7 percent per foreign state to 20 percent.
- Repeals the 3 and 10 year bars.
- Authorizes derivatives of E, H, L, and O visas for employment.
- Expands cancellation of removal eligibility and places no numerical limitation on the number of cancellations the government can issue annually.
- Expands the annual numerical cap for the Diversity Visa Lottery from 55,000 to 80,000.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT-At-Large) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA-44) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. André Carson (D-IN-7) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-1) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA-42) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ-7) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-At-Large) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA-4) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA-36) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA-7) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA-2) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY-6) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY-12) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL-5) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL-3) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA-38) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA-9) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM-1) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA-39) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI-2) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA-52) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-7) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) (Dec. 10, 2025)
Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15) (Jan. 6, 2026)
Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-4) (Jan. 7, 2026)