115 HR 6580 EH: Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 115th CONGRESS2d 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act.

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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.