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H.R. 3297: H.E.L.P. Act

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H.R. 3297: H.E.L.P. Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-11-01 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-11-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

H.E.L.P. Act

Plain summary

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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

H.E.L.P. Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] · 24 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3297 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112