# 119-s-461: Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2025

119-s-461, Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-461
- Congress: 119
- Title: Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**The Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2025 would create an** **exemption from the annual per-country immigrant visa cap** for a specific class of family-based applicants tied to parents naturalized under certain wartime and 1990 laws. - Families: Aliens who qualify for a visa under section 203(a)(1) or 203(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and who have a parent naturalized under section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 or title III of the Act of October 14, 1940 would be exempt from numerical limits on immigrant visas. The parent may be living or dead. - Visa allocation: Eligible applicants would not count against the per-country numerical limits on immigrant visas, so their visas would be issued outside the annual country caps.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More immigrant visas for Filipino veterans' children: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would exempt certain family-based immigrant applicants from the annual per-country visa cap. You would qualify if you are eligible for a visa under INA section 203(a)(1) or 203(a)(3). You must have a parent who was naturalized under section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 o…

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- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.

## Sources
- [119-s-461 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/461)

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- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-461 (as of 2026-08-11).