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HR 2378 116th Congress House

Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for naturalization processes for the immediate relatives of public safety officers who die as a result … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for naturalization processes for the immediate relatives of public safety officers who die as a result of their employment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 29, 2019 Introduced by: Bacon, Don Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
Immigration Citizenship and naturalizationFamily relationshipsFirst responders and emergency personnelImmigration status and procedures
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
May 17, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3956)
Apr 29, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 29, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act

This bill establishes that a surviving spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen public safety officer may be naturalized at the time of the officer's death if the death was caused by an injury incurred or aggravated by the officer's employment. The individual may be naturalized upon compliance with the relevant immigration law requirements, except that no prior residence or specified U.S. physical presence shall be required. A surviving spouse seeking naturalization must have been living in marital union with the officer at the time of death.

Public safety officers include law enforcement officers, firefighters, or chaplains, and certain Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees engaged in hazardous duties.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Apr 29, 2019
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Apr 29, 2019
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Apr 29, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2378: Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2378/
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"H.R. 2378: Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2378/.
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H.R. 2378, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2378/.
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