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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1263
To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the
numerical limitations on immigrant visas, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL 25, 2023
Ms.
HIRONO
(for
herself,
Ms.
MURKOWSKI,
Mr.
SULLIVAN,
Mr.
BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BROWN, Ms. CANTWELL, Ms. CORTEZ
MASTO, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. SANDERS,
Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. MERKLEY, and Ms. WARREN) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans
from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Filipino Veterans
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Family Reunification Act of 2023’’.
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•S 1263 IS
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM IMMIGRANT VISA LIMIT.
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Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality
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Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the
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end the following:
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‘‘(F) Aliens who—
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‘‘(i) are eligible for a visa under paragraph
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(1) or (3) of section 203(a); and
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‘‘(ii) have a parent (regardless of whether
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the parent is living or dead) who was natural-
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ized pursuant to—
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‘‘(I) section 405 of the Immigration
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Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–649; 8
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U.S.C. 1440 note); or
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‘‘(II) title III of the Act of October
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14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1137, chapter 876), as
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added by section 1001 of the Second War
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Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182, chapter
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199).’’.
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