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Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2025
This bill exempts from immigrant visa limitations the children of certain individuals who were naturalized due to their military service during World War II. Specifically, this applies to the children of veterans who served honorably during World War II in the U.S. Armed Forces or in Filipino military units such as the Philippine Army, Philippine Scouts, or recognized guerilla units.
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Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] · D–HI
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-06 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2025 would exempt some people seeking immigrant visas from numerical limits. A person would need to qualify under one of two existing visa categories and have a parent who became a U.S. citizen under one of two specified laws. The parent could be living or deceased.
This Act may be cited as the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2025.
2. Exemption from immigrant visa limit Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Aliens who— (i) are eligible for a visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a); and (ii) have a parent (regardless of whether the parent is living or dead) who was naturalized pursuant to— (I) section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–649; 8 U.S.C. 1440 note); or (II) title III of the Act of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1137, chapter 876), as added by section 1001 of the Second War Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182, chapter 199).
The proposed exemption would require existing eligibility for a visa under section 203(a)(1) or 203(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Having a qualifying parent alone would not satisfy both requirements.
(F) Aliens who— (i) are eligible for a visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a); and (ii) have a parent (regardless of whether the parent is living or dead) who was naturalized pursuant to—
The parent must have become a U.S. citizen through naturalization under section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 or title III of the October 14, 1940 Act, as added by section 1001 of the Second War Powers Act, 1942. The proposal expressly includes people whose qualifying parent has died.
(ii) have a parent (regardless of whether the parent is living or dead) who was naturalized pursuant to— (I) section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–649; 8 U.S.C. 1440 note); or (II) title III of the Act of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1137, chapter 876), as added by section 1001 of the Second War Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182, chapter 199).
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated December 5, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 6, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-12-05T21:32:56Z. 2025-02-06: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2025-02-06: Introduced in House
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The proposal contains a narrow exemption central to its main policy. This classification describes preferential treatment without judging its justification.
The proposed immigrant-visa-limit exemption would favor otherwise eligible applicants whose parent was naturalized under either of two specified laws, including applicants whose qualifying parent has died.
2. Exemption from immigrant visa limit Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Aliens who— (i) are eligible for a visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a); and (ii) have a parent (regardless of whether the parent is living or dead) who was naturalized pursuant to— (I) section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–649; 8 U.S.C. 1440 note); or (II) title III of the Act of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1137, chapter 876), as added by section 1001 of the Second War Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182, chapter 199).
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