S. 3419
Introduced in Senate · January 6, 2026December 10, 2025
Ms. Hirono (for herself and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents; TITLE I—REDUCING FAMILY-BASED VISA BACKLOGS AND PROMOTING FAMILY REUNIFICATION; 101. Recapture of immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delay; 102. Reclassification of spouses, permanent partners, and minor children of legal permanent residents as immediate relatives; 103. Country limits; 104. Promoting family unity; 105. Relief for orphans, widows, and widowers; 106. Exemption from immigrant visa limit for certain veterans who are natives of the Philippines; 107. Fiancée child status protection; 108. Equal treatment for all stepchildren; 109. Retention of priority dates; 110. Relief for spouses and children on other visas; 111. Extension of the application period for certain aliens present in the United States for adjustment of status; 112. Expansion of cancellation of removal; 113. Prohibition on removal of aliens with pending applications; TITLE II—UNITING AMERICAN FAMILIES ACT; 201. Definitions of permanent partner and permanent partnership; 202. Definition of child; 203. Numerical limitations on individual foreign states; 204. Allocation of immigrant visas; 205. Procedure for granting immigrant status; 206. Annual admission of refugees and admission of emergency situation refugees; 207. Asylum; 208. Adjustment of status of refugees; 209. Inadmissible aliens; 210. Nonimmigrant status for permanent partners awaiting the availability of an immigrant visa; 211. Derivative status for permanent partners of nonimmigrant visa holders; 212. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses, permanent partners, and sons and daughters; 213. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien entrepreneurs, spouses, permanent partners, and children; 214. Deportable aliens; 215. Removal proceedings; 216. Cancellation of removal; adjustment of status; 217. Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence; 218. Application of criminal penalties for misrepresentation and concealment of facts regarding permanent partnerships; 219. Requirements as to residence, good moral character, attachment to the principles of the Constitution; 220. Naturalization for permanent partners of citizens; 221. Application of family unity provisions to permanent partners of certain LIFE Act beneficiaries; 222. Application to Cuban Adjustment Act; 223. Nationality at birth; TITLE III—PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND PROTECTING AGAINST DISCRIMINATION IN OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM; 301. Increasing diversity visas; 302. Addressing the impact of the Muslim and African bans; TITLE IV—ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF REFUGEE FAMILIES; 401. Prioritization of family reunification in refugee resettlement process; 402. Priority 3 family reunification cases; 403. Admission of refugee families and timely adjudication