Rep. Elijah Crane (R-AZ) sponsors this bill, which removes parents of U.S. citizens from the immediate relative visa category (currently unlimited) and creates a separate nonimmigrant visa for them that bars employment and public benefits. The bill cuts the annual family-sponsored visa cap from 480,000 to 88,000 and eliminates visa preference categories for siblings and married adult children of citizens, preserving only a category for unmarried children under 21 and spouses of permanent residents within the lower cap. All 47 cosponsors are Republican. The bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee on April 8, 2025.
What’s in the bill (6 sections)
Sec. 2. Immediate relative definition
Sec. 3. Change in family-sponsored immigrant categories
Sec. 4. Change in worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants
Sec. 5. Conforming amendments
Sec. 6. Nonimmigrant status for alien parent of adult united states
Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2025-04-08, but the bill text was revised on 2025-04-08T04:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.
Where it is in the process
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What happens next: Sits in committee. Needs a markup or favorable report to advance to the House floor.
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