S 480
112th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Caribbean area
Evidence and witnesses
Family relationships
Haiti
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Visas and passports
H.E.L.P. Act
Introduced: March 3, 2011
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 3, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Haitian Emergency Life Protection Act of 2011 or the H.E.L.P. Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to V- visa nonimmigrants (spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents who come to the United States to wait for completion of the immigrant visa process) to include certain Haitian nationals whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before January 12, 2010.
Authorizes the Secretary of State to use secondary evidence to verify eligibility for such status or for immediate relative status.
Sunsets the provisions of this Act two years after its enactment.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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