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HR 5636 117th Congress House Immigration

Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act

Introduced: October 20, 2021 Introduced by: Bacon, Don Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Oct 20, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 20, 2021
Introduced in House
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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 meeting 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.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Jan 6, 2022
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Oct 20, 2021
Demings, Val
· Oct 20, 2021
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Oct 20, 2021
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Oct 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5636: Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5636/
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"H.R. 5636: Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5636/.
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H.R. 5636, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5636/.
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