[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6580 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6580

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. 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.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6580

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.