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Temporary Family Visitation Act
Sponsored By: Representative Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a Temporary Family Visitation nonimmigrant visa that would let a wide range of relatives enter the U.S. briefly for social, religious, or major life events while requiring financial support, health insurance, and a firm promise to leave. The stay would be limited to 90 days per calendar year and come with certification and fraud penalties for false statements.
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- Families and relatives: Broadly defined relatives including spouses, children, parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews could seek short visits for family events. Visits would be capped at 90 days per calendar year and require short-term travel medical insurance or equivalent international coverage.
- Petitioners and sponsors: U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents must file a declaration of financial support or name an additional sponsor. Repeat petitioners who previously sponsored an overstayer must certify no overstay occurred or explain extraordinary circumstances, and false statements carry criminal penalties under 18 U.S.C. 1001.
- Immigration rules and enforcement: The Department of Homeland Security could waive certain overstay bars for extraordinary circumstances. Change-of-status rules would be revised and people awaiting an immigrant visa could be admitted under this family-purpose category without that admission counting against numeric limits for adjustment of status.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
New short-term family visit visa
If enacted, the bill would create a new short-term visa for relatives to visit the United States for family purposes. It would cover visits for social events, major life or religious events, and similar family reasons. Eligible relatives would include spouse, child, son, daughter, grandchild, parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, sibling, uncle, aunt, niece, and nephew of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. This change would take effect upon enactment.
Change-of-status limits and waivers
If enacted, coming to the U.S. on the family-purpose visa would not count as being 'admitted' for applying for a green card from inside the United States. The Secretary of Homeland Security could waive certain bars for overstays when the overstay was due to extraordinary circumstances beyond the visitor's control. The bill would also allow some people already classified as immigrants who are waiting for an immigrant visa number to enter on a family-purpose visa if they meet the visa rules. These changes would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsor rules and 90-day cap
If enacted, family-purpose visitors would be limited to 90 days per calendar year. Petitioners or a sponsor would have to file a declaration of financial support with DHS. Visitors would need short-term travel medical insurance or an international policy covering their stay. Visitors would also have to sign a sworn statement saying they intend to leave and know overstay penalties. A person who previously sponsored the same visitor who later overstayed would generally be barred from sponsoring that visitor again unless the sponsor certifies extraordinary circumstances. False certifications would be subject to federal false-statement penalties.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
OK • R
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
CT • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
FL • R
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
NC • R
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7]
FL • R
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Lee, Laurel M. [R-FL-15]
FL • R
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]
CO • R
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8]
FL • R
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/7/2026
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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