H.R.1024 - Uniting American Families Act of 2009

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration laws by permitting permanent partners of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents to obtain lawful permanent resident status in the same manner as spouses of citizens and lawful permanent residents and to penalize immigration fraud in connection with permanent partnerships. as introduced.
  • Short: Uniting American Families Act of 2009 as introduced.

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03/09/11
H.R.1024: To prohibit entities from using Federal funds to ...

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01/02/11
Immigration Wish List for 2011

Pass legislation such as the Uniting American Families Act (HR 1024/S. 424) and end discrimination against LGBT immigrant families. 6. Change technical statute for clarification of 8 USC 1229(a)(b)(5)C)(i). ...

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01/01/11
BiNational Same Sex Couples: Exactly What Are They Calling Family ...

Immigration Raids Lawsuit Upheld · DREAM Come True · Uniting American Families Act · The Repealing of Don't Ask, Don't Tell/Uniting Ame... My Personal Story. Comprehensive Immigration Act Stats. HR 1024 Stats. S.424 Stats. Twit

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12/29/10
BiNational Same Sex Couples: We Will Not Be Dismissed!

HR 1024 Stats. S.424 Stats. Twitter. Artificial Insemination on a Budget e-book. Because my same sex partner and I wanted children, and really could not afford fertility Doctors and Sperm Bank fees, we decided to do it at home. ...

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12/29/10
VP Biden Says Consensus On Same Sex Marriage “Inevitable” While ...

The version of the bill introduced in the House last February (H.R.1024) currently has 116 cosponsors, while the Senate version (S. 424) has 22 cosponsors. In addition, the Reuniting Families Act (H.R.2709) also includes UAFA as a ...

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12/16/10
On Gay Marriage and Immigration, Is UAFA the Red-Headed Stepchild?

Its latest incarnation is HR1024. Passage of the bill is problematic in that it touches on a contentious political football within the hot-button topic of immigration: gay marriage. While Catholic bishops have thrown their unmitigated ...

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12/15/10
BiNational Same Sex Couples: Uniting American Families Act

The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA, H.R. 1024, S. 424) is a U.S. bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate discrimination in the immigration law. Earlier this year it was put into the Comprehensive Immigration ...

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11/26/10
WGLB: Contact Congress--Letter Writing Campaign--Out4immigration

As the 111th session of Congress comes to a close, we would like to thank you for your support of the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA; H.R.1024; S.424). As you know, under current U.S. immigration law, gay and lesbian Americans in ...

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11/16/10
H.R.6425: Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act of ...

H.R.1024 Uniting American Fami... 1 · H.R.12 Paycheck Fairness Act... 1 · H.R.1269 Marriage Protection A... 1 · H.R.1261 Youth Prevention and ... 1 · H.R.1174 FEMA Independence Act.. ...

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11/01/10
NO MORE AMNESTY

incorporates the Uniting American Families Act HR 1024, which allows homosexuals living in the US illegally to sponsor their same sex partner for citizenship;; incorporates the DREAM ACT (Development, Relief, & Education Act for Alien ...

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10/31/10
Cleansing Fire – Upcoming Election

Dan Maffei has co-sponsored HR 1024 (with Jerrold Nadler) and HR 2517 in support of homosexual marriage. Dan Maffei supports embryonic stem cell research as he indicates on his wall in his Face book Page. In Syracuse.com Maffei confirms ...

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10/28/10
Binational Couple Confronts Congressman Rush Holt to Halt ...

Please contact your representative and tell them to support The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA, H.R. 1024, S. 424). I'm also a person that has to live out side of the USA because my partner is French. This is unjust and unfair! ...

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10/23/10
Good For The Gays? Not Mary Bono Mack, Not Anymore

8) Uniting American Families Act (HR 1024) (Co-Sponsorship) 9) Early Treatment for HIV Act (HR 1616) (Co-Sponsorship). She voted against every bill but three, the legislation for the early treatment of AIDS and two votes on Hate Crimes. ...

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10/19/10
NC-4: BJ Lawson in his own words | BlueNC

H.R. 1024, the Uniting American Families Act, is a bill which aims to put into closer compliance with the U.S. Constitution by removing discrimination according to the status of permanent couples. According to law, same-sex couples in ...

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10/14/10
Cleansing Fire – Upcoming Election

Dan Maffei has co-sponsored HR 1024 (with Jerrold Nadler) and HR 2517 in support of homosexual marriage. Dan Maffei supports embryonic stem cell research as he indicates on his wall in his Face book Page. In Syracuse.com Maffei confirms ...

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10/13/10
(Tim) Bishop Morphs into (Nancy) Pelosi Pawn by:Gene Lalor ...

He has also supported the House LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender] Caucus, co-sponsored HR 1024 in support of same-sex marriages and HR 2517 to award benefits to homosexual “partners” of federal workers: http://tiny.cc/9grjv ...

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10/10/10
Lou Dobbs Immigration – Congressman Nadler talks with Lou Dobbs on ...

June 4, 2009 Congressman Nadler talks with Lou Dobbs and former State Department official David Seminara about immigration equality and HR 1024, the Uniting American Families Act. Mr. Nadler has re-introduced HR 1024 which would allow ...

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10/10/10
Refuse the Juice: Politicized for No Good Reason

(2009), H.R. 1024, 111th Cong. (2009), would permit Americans to sponsor their same-sex partner for family-based immigration; (6) the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, H.R. 1283, 111th Cong. (2009), would repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell, ...

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10/02/10
S.3850: Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act ...

Supporting Bill, Supporting Representative. S.424 Uniting American Fami... 1 · H.R.1024 Uniting American Fami... 1 · S.510 FDA Food Safety Moder... 1 · H.R.553 Reducing Over-Classif... 1 · H.R.3160 Meat and Poultry Path. ...

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10/02/10
Open letter to BJ Lawson | BlueNC

H.R. 1024, the Uniting American Families Act, is a bill which aims to put into closer compliance with the U.S. Constitution by removing discrimination according to the status of permanent couples. According to law, same-sex couples in ...

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10/02/10
WGLB: Contact Congress--Week 78--Letter Writing Campaign

co-sponsor of the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA; HR 1024; S 424) sponsored in the House by Rep. Jerrold Nadler and in the Senate by. Sen. Patrick Leahy. I am writing on behalf of a group called Out4Immigration, and I either know ...

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09/23/10
Ugly America: What the Failure To Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell ...

The bills, called the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) [H.R. 1024 – House version, S. 424 – Senate version] would essentially add three words, 'and permanent partner,' to existing US Immigration law thereby giving LGBT Americans the ...

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09/16/10
LOTUS OPENING: Passing the Uniting American Families Act Can Help ...

As of this morning, the Uniting American Families Act (H.R. 1024/S. 424) has 129 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives and 24 co-sponsors in the Senate. The numbers are steadily increasing. The Uniting American Families Act, ...

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09/16/10
LOTUS OPENING: Passing the Uniting American Families Act Can Help ...

As of this morning, the Uniting American Families Act (H.R. 1024/S. 424) has 129 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives and 24 co-sponsors in the Senate. The numbers are steadily increasing. The Uniting American Families Act, ...

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09/09/10
What Would a Muslim Congress Look Like? Take a Peek.

Ellison have cosponsored HR 1024, the Uniting American Families Act, which seeks to end immigration-status discrimination by sexual orientation, allowing LGBT Americans to sponsor their same-sex partners in the same way that straight ...

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08/26/10
Pam's House Blend:: The Fehrenbachs: DADT has brought loss and ...

H.R. 1024, the Uniting American Families Act, is a bill which aims to put into closer compliance with the U.S. Constitution by removing discrimination according to the status of permanent couples. According to law, same-sex couples in ...

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08/17/10
Space Politics » Tax breaks and other incentives

Rohrabacher introduced the “Zero Gravity, Zero Tax Act of 2005″ (HR 1024) in March 2005. It includes an investment tax credit. See: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxmlc109/h1024_ih.xml. It was co-sponsored by Ken Calvert (R, CA), ...

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07/18/10
HRC | HRC Calls for Passage of Uniting American Families Act

... civil rights organization – joined in a coalition of LGBT, immigrants' rights, civil rights and faith groups calling on Congress to enact the Uniting American Families Act (H.R.1024) as part of any future immigration reform effort. ...

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07/16/10
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN

Today the Human Rights Campaign joined in a coalition of LGBT, immigrants' rights, civil rights and faith groups calling on Congress to enact the Uniting American Families Act (HR1024) as part of any future immigration reform effort.

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07/16/10
HRC Calls for Passage of Uniting American Families Act

... civil rights organization – joined in a coalition of LGBT, immigrants' rights, civil rights and faith groups calling on Congress to enact the Uniting American Families Act (HR1024) as part of any future immigration reform effort. ...

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