H.R. 6580: Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-26 · Immigration · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act

Plain summary

Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive the naturalization requirements of residence and physical presence for an alien who is the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen who dies from an injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by employment as a first responder. (A surviving spouse must have been living in marital union with the citizen spouse at the time of death.) The bill defines "first responder" to mean federal, state, and local government fire, law enforcement, and emergency response personnel.

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Official text

Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · 8 cosponsors

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Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr6580.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6580 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115