3.0.0 480 2022-02-03T05:53:46Z 2022-02-03T05:53:46Z Senate S S 2011-03-03 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-03-03T20:54:07Z H.E.L.P. Act 112 3297 HR 2011-11-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Related bill CRS 2011-03-03 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2011-03-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2011-03-03 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2011-03-03 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2011-03-03 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2011-03-04 False Immigration Caribbean area Evidence and witnesses Family relationships Haiti Immigration status and procedures Latin America Visas and passports Immigration 00 2011-03-03 Introduced in Senate 2011-11-04T15:27:29Z 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.

]]> Haitian Emergency Life Protection Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Haitian Emergency Life Protection Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced H.E.L.P. Act Display Title Haitian Emergency Life Protection Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to temporarily expand the V nonimmigrant visa category to include Haitians whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before January 12, 2010. Introduced in Senate 2011-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s480is/xml/BILLS-112s480is.xml 2011-03-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.