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H.R. 46 112th Congress House

Fallen Heroes Family Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for nonimmigrant status for an alien who is the parent or legal guardian of a United States citizen chi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for nonimmigrant status for an alien who is the parent or legal guardian of a United States citizen child if the child was born abroad and is the child of a deceased member of the Armed Forces of the United States.

Introduced: January 5, 2011 Introduced by: Darrell Issa Republican · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Jan 5, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 5, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 24, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fallen Heroes Family Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include as a nonimmigrant alien an alien who is the parent of a child who: (1) is a U.S. citizen; (2) was born outside the United States and its outlying possessions; and (3) had a natural parent who served honorably in an active-duty status in the U.S. Armed Forces and died on or after September 11, 2001, from an injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by that service.

Defines "parent" to include a legal guardian or other person standing in loco parentis for purposes of: (1) such nonimmigrant alien; and (2) immediate relative status with respect to aliens who are not subject to direct numerical limitations.

Sets forth related conditions concerning: (1) employment; (2) period of authorized admission; and (3) number of aliens to be admitted for each such child.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 46: Fallen Heroes Family Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-46/
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"H.R. 46: Fallen Heroes Family Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-46/.
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H.R. 46, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-46/.
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