Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act

Bill: 115-hr-6580
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2018-07-26
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization

First responders and emergency personnel

Immigration status and procedures

Marriage and family status

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive the naturalization requirements of residence and physical presence for an alien who is the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen who dies from an injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by employment as a first responder. (A surviving spouse must have been living in marital union with the citizen spouse at the time of death.)</p> <p>The bill defines U.S. citizen and citizen spouse to include persons granted posthumous citizenship under this bill.</p> <p>The Department of Homeland Security shall, upon approval of a request for posthumous citizenship filed by the next-of-kin or U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, provide such citizenship as of the time of death to an alien or noncitizen national who was employed as a first responder and died as a result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by such employment. </p>

action_date: 2018-09-25
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><b>Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act </b></p> <p> (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive the naturalization requirements of residence and physical presence for an alien who is the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen who dies from an injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by employment as a first responder. (A surviving spouse must have been living in marital union with the citizen spouse at the time of death.)</p> <p> The bill defines &quot;first responder&quot; to mean federal, state, and local government fire, law enforcement, and emergency response personnel.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6580 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2018 Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for expedited naturalization processes for the alien spouses of first responders who die as a result of their employment, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act . 2. Expedited naturalization for spouses of first responders Section 319 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1430 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Spouses of first responders (1) In general Any person not described in section 212(a)(9)(B)(ii) who is the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a United States citizen, whose citizen spouse, parent, or child dies as a result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by employment as a first responder, and who, in the case of a surviving spouse, was living in marital union with the citizen spouse at the time of his death, may be naturalized upon compliance with all the requirements of this title except that no prior residence or specified physical presence within the United States shall be required. (2) Definition For purposes of this subsection— (A) the term first responder means Federal, State, and local governmental and nongovernmental emergency public safety, fire, law enforcement, emergency response, and emergency medical (including hospital emergency facilities) personnel; and (B) the terms United States citizen and citizen spouse include a person granted posthumous citizenship under section 329B. . 3. Posthumous citizenship through death while serving as a first responder (a) In general Title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 329A the following: 329B. Posthumous citizenship through death while serving as a first responder (a) Permitting granting of posthumous citizenship Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide, in accordance with this section, for the granting of posthumous citizenship at the time of death to a person described in subsection (b) if the Secretary of Homeland Security approves an application for that posthumous citizenship under subsection (c). (b) Noncitizens eligible for posthumous citizenship A person referred to in subsection (a) is a person not described in section 212(a)(9)(B)(ii) who, while an alien or a noncitizen national of the United States— (1) was employed as a first responder (as such term is defined in section 319(f)); and (2) died as a result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by that employment. The chief officer of the entity that employed the person shall determine whether the person satisfied the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2). (c) Requests for posthumous citizenship (1) In general A request for the granting of posthumous citizenship to a person described in subsection (b) may be filed on behalf of that person— (A) upon locating the next-of-kin, and if so requested by the next-of-kin, by the Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services immediately upon the death of that person; or (B) by the next-of-kin. (2) Approval The Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall approve a request for posthumous citizenship filed by the next-of-kin in accordance with paragraph (1)(B) if— (A) the request is filed not later than 2 years after— (i) the date of enactment of this section; or (ii) the date of the person's death; whichever date is later; and (B) the request is accompanied by a duly authenticated certificate from the chief officer of the entity that employed the person which states that the person satisfied the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b). (d) Documentation of posthumous citizenship If the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services approves the request referred to in subsection (c), the Director shall send to the next-of-kin of the person who is granted citizenship, a suitable document which states that the United States considers the person to have been a citizen of the United States at the time of the person's death. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 329A the following: 329B. Posthumous citizenship through death while serving as a first responder. .

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6580 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for naturalization processes for the immediate relatives of first responders who die as a result of their employment, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act . 2. Naturalization for immediate relatives of first responders Section 319 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1430 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Immediate relatives of first responders (1) In general Any person who is the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a United States citizen, whose citizen spouse, parent, or child dies as a result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by employment as a first responder, and who, in the case of a surviving spouse, was living in marital union with the citizen spouse at the time of his death, may be naturalized upon compliance with all the requirements of this title, except that no prior residence or specified physical presence within the United States shall be required. (2) Definition For purposes of this subsection, the term first responder means Federal, State, and local government fire, law enforcement, and emergency response personnel. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6580 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for naturalization processes for the immediate relatives of first responders who die as a result of their employment, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act . 2. Naturalization for immediate relatives of first responders Section 319 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1430 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Immediate relatives of first responders (1) In general Any person who is the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a United States citizen, whose citizen spouse, parent, or child dies as a result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by employment as a first responder, and who, in the case of a surviving spouse, was living in marital union with the citizen spouse at the time of his death, may be naturalized upon compliance with all the requirements of this title, except that no prior residence or specified physical presence within the United States shall be required. (2) Definition For purposes of this subsection, the term first responder means Federal, State, and local government fire, law enforcement, and emergency response personnel. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk