[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 83 (Friday, May 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3956]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING OMAHA POLICE OFFICER KERRIE OROZCO

  (Mr. BACON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BACON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today during National Police Week to 
ask my colleagues to support H.R. 2378, the Kerrie Orozco First 
Responders Family Act.
  As we approach the 4-year anniversary of Omaha Police Officer Kerrie 
Orozco being killed in the line of duty, this legislation will show our 
first responders that we care about them and have their back.
  The Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Act will amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to allow for the surviving family 
members of a fallen U.S. citizen first responder to be naturalized upon 
compliance with all requirements, waiving any residency waiting period. 
This bill is simply extending the privileges to first responders that 
current law affords to spouses of U.S. military killed while serving 
our country.
  In 2015, Officer Orozco was killed. Her husband, Hector, was going 
through the immigration process. His immigration status was put in 
jeopardy because his wife made the ultimate sacrifice protecting our 
community.
  Every day, thousands of first responders leave loved ones to risk 
their lives for our safety. They need to have the peace of mind that if 
something should happen to them, their loved ones will be taken care 
of.
  I look forward to working with Democrats and Republicans alike to 
protect our first responders and their families by passing the Kerrie 
Orozco First Responders Family Act.
  It did pass unanimously last Congress. We need to pass it again, get 
it to the Senate, and get it done.

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