S. 3419: Reuniting Families Act

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.