legislation: 109-hr-6047
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| 109-hr-6047 | 109 | hr | 6047 | Uniting America's Military Families Act of 2006 | Immigration | 2006-09-07 | 2006-09-07 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] | TX | D | O000107 | 1 | Uniting America's Military Families Act of 2006 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive inadmissibility grounds based on visa, document, or immigration benefit misrepresentation in the case of an immediate family member of an active duty or reserve member of the Armed Forces. Amends V-visa (permits nonimmigrant spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents who are beneficiaries of an immigrant petition to reside and work in the United States while waiting to obtain immigrant status) provisions to eliminate specified restrictions on a petition's filing date and length of pendency for a petition filed by an active duty or reserve member of the Armed Forces. | 2023-01-12T17:52:20Z |