H.R.2709 - Reuniting Families Act

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. view all titles (5)

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  • Official: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Popular: Reuniting Families Act as introduced.
  • Short: Reuniting Families Act as introduced.
  • Short: Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act as introduced.
  • Short: Uniting American Families Act of 2009 as introduced.

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07/28/11
H.R.2709: HIRE Now Act of 2011 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

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

In addition, the Reuniting Families Act (H.R.2709) also includes UAFA as a provision of the larger immigration bill. While some groups hostile to immigration fear that the UAFA would open the floodgates to massive immigration, ...

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12/01/10
LGBT Asylum News: US Visa Discrimination against Gays and Lesbians ...

(A second bill, Reuniting Families Act, H.R. 2709, seeks the same purpose and contains the UAFA in Section 2.) Roughly 150 legislative co-sponsors and President Obama, among others, have by now endorsed UAFA/RFA, and supporters claim to ...

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10/31/10
David Bacon: PROPOSAL FOR ALTERNATIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM

HR2709 - Reuniting Families Act. Congressman Michael Honda, June 4, 2009. All immigration rights will be equally available to same sex permanent partners. (Incorporate the 'Uniting American Families Act' into this family reunification ...

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09/12/10
Explosive: Does Immigration Equality Hold Future of UAFA as Bi ...

... amongst LGBT organizations such as Immigration Equality, on the importance of the LGBT alliance with the larger immigration community via the Mike Honda Bill, Reuniting Families Act, (HR 2709) that seeks to incorporate UAFA. ...

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08/02/10
S.3702: A bill to provide for the adjustment of status for certain ...

Users tracking S.3702 (2) are also tracking: Bills. H.R.5116 STEM Education Coordi... 1 · H.R.2709 Reuniting Families Ac... 1 · S.1085 Reuniting Families Ac... 1 · H.R.5658 SKIL Act of 2010. 1. Users supporting S.3702 (4) are also: ...

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06/28/10
Monday, July 5, 2010 Immigration Equality Hosted by Heather Rawson

To promote immigration reform, Congressman Mike Honda has introduced The Reuniting Families Act (HR 2709) because, “family members have waited too long to be reunited with their spouses, and other loved ones overseas, ...

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05/28/10
Comment on Gutierrez Says “No Future CIR bill without UAFA” by Tom T.

HR 2709 is not Gutierrez's bill. HR 2709 is the Reuniting Families Act, which includes UAFA, and was introduced by Rep. Mike Honda. Gutierrez's bill is HR 4321.

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05/27/10
Immigration Equality Blog » Gutierrez Says “No Future CIR bill ...

Why doesn't he add UAFA to his RFA bill (H.R. 2709)? Actions speak louder than words, Congressman! Comment by Don George — May 28, 2010 @ 8:51 am. Did he provide any explanation as to why he left the UAFA language out of his bill as ...

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05/17/10
California Ripple Effect: Comprehensive Immigration Reform ...

Senators Reid, Schumer and Menendez unveiled a comprehensive immigration reform proposal that included all the family reunification principles encompassed in my Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 2709). Most notably, this includes the ...

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05/06/10
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family ...

Sponsored By: Representative Michael M. Honda, CA(District 15), Democratic 4 Voted Yes 27 Voted No This vote is Losing Vote now Learn More Comments 6/4/2009--Introduced. Reuniting Families Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality ...

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04/22/10
Miami Beach Commission: Pass United American Families Act and keep ...

The full text of the UAFA, further expanded to provide rights to the children or stepchildren of the foreign-born partner, is included as Title II of the Reuniting Families Act (HR 2709), an immigration reform bill, introduced in the ...

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04/07/10
Call Congress and Ask for Support of UAFA, RFA, CIR

Representative to once again sign on as a co-sponsor of the Uniting American Families Act (HR 1024), and to co-sponsor the Reuniting Families Act (HR 2709) and to support their inclusion in Comprehensive Immigration Reform. ...

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04/01/10
Ellison urges strong support for binational LGBT families ...

This is recognized in the Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 2709), which includes LGBT families in addressing the broader immigration problem of family unification. We urge you to include LGBT binational families in comprehensive immigration ...

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03/21/10
Immigration Equality at the Immigration March

Mike Honda, the House sponsor of HR 2709, the Reuniting Families Act (RFA), which includes the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA). (Rep. Nadler also has a stand alone UAFA bill, HR1024, Uniting American Families Act of 2009, ...

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03/03/10
ACT On Principles » Out4Immigration's Weekly Letter Writing ...

Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 2709): http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR02709:|/bss/d111query.html. ______. Out4Immigration is an all-volunteer, grassroots organization dedicated to raising awareness about the discrimination ...

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03/02/10
Pam's House Blend:: Out4Immigration's Weekly Letter Writing ...

Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 2709): http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/... ______. Out4Immigration is an all-volunteer, grassroots organization dedicated to raising awareness about the discrimination same-sex binational couples face under ...

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03/02/10
Out4Immigration's Weekly Letter Writing Campaign for LGBT Im...

Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 2709): http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/... ______. Out4Immigration is an all-volunteer, grassroots organization dedicated to raising awareness about the discrimination same-sex binational couples face under ...

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03/02/10
Pam's House Blend:: Out4Immigration's Weekly Letter Writing ...

Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 2709): http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/... ______. Out4Immigration is an all-volunteer, grassroots organization dedicated to raising awareness about the discrimination same-sex binational couples face under ...

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03/01/10
LGBT Immigration Rights one Year Milestone for Out4Immigration ...

Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 2709): http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR02709:|/bss/d111query.html ______. Out4Immigration is an all-volunteer, grassroots organization dedicated to raising awareness about the discrimination ...

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03/01/10
LGBT Immigration Rights one Year Milestone for Out4Immigration ...

Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 2709): http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR02709:|/bss/d111query.html ______. Out4Immigration is an all-volunteer, grassroots organization dedicated to raising awareness about the discrimination ...

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02/14/10
Current Immigration Reform Legislation – links to info : Stop the ...

Reuniting Families Act, H.R. 2709/S. 1085 would recapture unused family and work visas; reduce the family backlogs by exempting spouses and children from numerical caps on family immigration; provides relief for widows and orphans and ...

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02/09/10
The Mad Professah Lectures: LGBT Equality Caucus Send Letter To ...

This is recognized in the Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 2709), which includes LGBT families in addressing the broader immigration problem of family unification. We urge you to include LGBT binational families in comprehensive immigration ...

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02/09/10
Making The Impossible, Possible - Libby Post - timesunion.com ...

Aptly called the Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 2709), the bill would end this discriminatory practice—all because our families are not considered families under U.S. law—and would also, in this troubling economic time, ...

Source: Libby Post
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02/08/10
60 members of Congress call for passage of Uniting American...

This is recognized in the Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 2709), which includes LGBT families in addressing the broader immigration problem of family unification. We urge you to include LGBT binational families in comprehensive immigration ...

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02/08/10
Support for LGBT Binational Families | Gay Today

“Last June, I included same-sex permanent partners in my Reuniting Families Act, H.R. 2709, because the reunification of all families must be the cornerstone of our immigration policy. That the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, ...

Source: Gay Today
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02/08/10
Caucus Letter to President, House, and Senate Leadership; Now ...

“Last June, I included same-sex permanent partners in my Reuniting Families Act, H.R. 2709, because the reunification of all families must be the cornerstone of our immigration policy. That the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, ...

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02/08/10
Immigration Equality Blog » The Letter.

This is recognized in the Reuniting Families Act (H.R. 2709), which includes LGBT families in addressing the broader immigration problem of family unification. We urge you to include LGBT binational families in comprehensive immigration ...

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02/08/10
Call All UAFA and RFA Sponsors to Publicly Support LGBT Rights in ...

Baca and Cohen) who have gone on record in support of HR 2709 the Reuniting Families Act (RFA), a broader family immigration bill authored by Rep. Mike Honda, which fully incorporates UAFA. http://www.actonprinciples.org/rfa-house/ ...

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02/08/10
reBlog from lezgetreal.com: Caucus Letter to President, House, and ...

“Last June, I included same-sex permanent partners in my Reuniting Families Act, H.R. 2709, because the reunification of all families must be the cornerstone of our immigration policy. That the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, ...

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