# 117-hr-4050: Nuclear Family Priority Act

117-hr-4050, Nuclear Family Priority Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] (R-GA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4050
- Congress: 117
- Title: Nuclear Family Priority Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2021-06-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Nuclear Family Priority Act This bill imposes limits on various types of family-sponsored immigration visas. The alien parents of U.S. citizens shall not qualify for visas for immediate relatives, which are not subject to any direct numerical limits. Currently, the spouses, unmarried children under 21, and parents of citizens are considered immediate relatives. The bill also creates a nonimmigrant visa for such parents of citizens. Such aliens shall not be eligible for employment or any public benefits. The bill also reduces the baseline annual cap for family-sponsored visas from 480,000 to 88,000, and revises the methods for calculating the cap. Currently, the 480,000 cap may be adjusted depending on various factors but shall not be less than 226,000. Preference allocations (visa categories subject to various annual caps) for various family-sponsored visas shall be eliminated, including those for the siblings and married children of citizens. The bill provides for a preference allocation for the unmarried children under 21 and spouses of permanent residents, subject to the 88,000 annual cap.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2021-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2021-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2021-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4050 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4050)

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- [117-hjres-72: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-72)
- [117-hr-6299: Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6299)
- [117-hjres-67: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-67)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hr-5854: Illegal Immigrant Payoff Prohibition Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5854)
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