H.R. 6670

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6670 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6670

To establish a new nonimmigrant category for alien relatives of United 
States citizens and lawful permanent residents seeking to enter the 
United States temporarily for family purposes, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 11, 2025

Mr. Peters (for himself, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Himes, Ms. Salazar, Mr. 
Swalwell, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Min, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Sherman, 
Mr. Mills, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Walkinshaw, Mr. Nunn of 
Iowa, Mr. Panetta, and Mr. Evans of Colorado) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To establish a new nonimmigrant category for alien relatives of United 
States citizens and lawful permanent residents seeking to enter the 
United States temporarily for family purposes, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Temporary Family Visitation Act''.

SEC. 2. FAMILY PURPOSE NONIMMIGRANT VISAS FOR RELATIVES OF UNITED 
STATES CITIZENS AND LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS SEEKING TO 
ENTER THE UNITED STATES TEMPORARILY.

(a) Establishment of New Nonimmigrant Visa Category.--Section 
101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(B)) is amended by striking ``and who is visiting the United 
States temporarily for business or temporarily for pleasure;'' and 
inserting ``and who is visiting the United States temporarily for--
``(i) business;
``(ii) pleasure; or
``(iii) family purposes;''.
(b) Requirements Applicable to Family Purpose Visas.--Section 214 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
``(t) Requirements Applicable to Family Purpose Visas.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection and section 
101(a)(15)(B)(iii):
``(A) Family purposes.--The term `family purposes' 
means any visit by a relative for a social, occasional, 
major life, religious event, or for any other purpose.
``(B) Relative.--The term `relative' means the 
spouse, child, son, daughter, grandchild, parent, 
grandparent, great-grandparent, sibling, uncle, aunt, 
niece, or nephew of a citizen of the United States or 
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
``(2) Requirement.--A relative seeking admission pursuant 
to a visa issued under section 101(a)(15)(B)(iii) is 
inadmissible unless--
``(A) the individual petitioning for such 
admission, or an additional sponsor, has submitted to 
the Secretary of Homeland Security an undertaking 
associated with section 213 in the form of a 
declaration of financial support;
``(B) such relative has obtained, for the duration 
of his or her stay in the United States, a short-term 
travel medical insurance policy or an existing health 
insurance policy that provides coverage for 
international medical expenses; and
``(C) a declaration from the relative, under 
penalty of perjury, affirming the relative's intent to 
depart the United States at the conclusion of the 
relative's period of authorized admission; and 
awareness of penalties for overstaying such period of 
authorized admission.
``(3) Period of authorized admission.--The period of 
authorized admission for a nonimmigrant described in section 
101(a)(15)(B)(iii) shall not exceed 90 days per calendar year.
``(4) Petitioner eligibility.--
``(A) In general.--An individual may not petition 
for the admission of a relative as a nonimmigrant 
described in section 101(a)(15)(B)(iii) if the 
individual previously petitioned for the admission of 
such a relative who--
``(i) was admitted to the United States 
pursuant to a visa issued under that section as 
a result; and
``(ii) overstayed his or her period of 
authorized admission.
``(B) Previous petitioners.--
``(i) Certification.--An individual filing 
a declaration of financial support for the 
admission of a relative as a nonimmigrant 
described in section 101(a)(15)(B)(iii) who has 
previously provided a declaration of financial 
support for such a relative shall certify to 
the Secretary of Homeland Security that the 
relative whose admission the individual 
previously supported did not overstay his or 
her period of authorized admission or provide 
an explanation of why the relative's overstay 
was due to extraordinary circumstances beyond 
the control of the relative.
``(ii) Criminal penalty for false 
statement.--A certification under clause (i) 
shall be subject to section 1001 of title 18, 
United States Code.
``(C) Waiver.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
may waive the application of section 212(a)(9)(B) in 
the case of a nonimmigrant described in section 
101(a)(15)(B)(iii) who overstayed his or her period of 
authorized admission due to extraordinary circumstances 
beyond the control of the nonimmigrant.''.
(c) Restriction on Change of Status.--Section 248(a)(1) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1258(a)(1)) is amended to 
read as follows:
``(1) an alien classified as a nonimmigrant under 
subparagraph (B)(iii), (C), (D), (K), or (S) of section 
101(a)(15),''.
(d) Family Purpose Visa Eligibility While Awaiting Immigrant 
Visa.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 214(b) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(b)), a 
nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(B)(iii) of that 
Act who has been classified as an immigrant under section 201 
of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1151) and is awaiting the availability of 
an immigrant visa subject to the numerical limitations under 
section 203 of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1153) may be admitted 
pursuant to a family purpose visa, in accordance with section 
214(t) of that Act, if the individual is otherwise eligible for 
admission.
(2) Limitation.--An alien admitted under section 
101(a)(15)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1184(b)) shall not be considered to have been admitted 
to the United States for purposes of section 245(a) of that Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1255(a)).
(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act, or the amendments 
made by this Act, shall be construed--
(1) to limit the authority of immigration officers to 
refuse to admit to the United States an applicant under section 
101(a)(15)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B)) who fails to meet one or more of the 
criteria under section 214(t) of that Act, or who is 
inadmissible under section 212(a) of that Act; or
(2) to preclude the use of section 101(a)(15)(B)(ii) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by subsection (a), 
for family travel for pleasure.
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