H.R. 2366: American Families United Act
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: March 26, 2025
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (March 26, 2025)
American Families United Act
This bill--
- Empowers the Attorney General to terminate removal proceedings, decline to remove, grant permission to reapply, and waive grounds of inadmissibility for illegal aliens who are spouses or children of U.S. Citizens.
- Creates a presumption of hardship for illegal aliens who would be separated from their families by removal.
- Empowers the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive grounds of inadmissibility or deportability, decline to issue Notices to Appear, decline to reinstate removal, and grant permission to reapply for aliens who are spouses or children of U.S. citizens.
- Allows aliens to petition to reopen old cases if the case would have been decided differently under this law's requirements to protect illegal children and spouses of U.S. citizens.
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX-35) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA-46) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-1) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Chuy García (D-IL-4) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ-8) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC-2) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA-38) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-9) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY-3) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA-49) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY-10) (March 26, 2025)
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7) (March 27, 2025)
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5) (April 1, 2025)
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) (April 2, 2025)
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13) (April 2, 2025)
Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) (April 8, 2025)
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7) (April 9, 2025)
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) (April 17, 2025)
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-2) (April 17, 2025)
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) (July 10, 2025)
Rep. David Valadao (R-CA-22) (July 10, 2025)
Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-2) (Sept. 17, 2025)
Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV-1) (Oct. 24, 2025)
Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA-26) (Oct. 24, 2025)
Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO-8) (Nov. 10, 2025)
Rep. Al Green (D-TX-9) (Nov. 25, 2025)