September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act
Latest action · Sep 19, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 28, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act - Provides permanent resident status adjustment for a requesting alien who was on September 10, 2001, the wife, child, or dependent son or daughter of a lawful nonimmigrant alien who died as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States.
Authorizes an alien who has been ordered excluded, deported, removed, or ordered to depart voluntarily from the United States to apply for such status adjustment.
Provides for cancellation of removal and permanent resident status adjustment for a requesting alien who was: (1) on September 10, 2001, the spouse, child, or dependent son or daughter of an alien who died as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States; and (2) deemed to be a beneficiary of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.
Makes the provisions of this Act inapplicable to an alien who is: (1) inadmissible or deportable under criminal or security grounds, including September 11, 2001, terrorist activity; or (2) a family member of such an alien.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2005 to May 9, 2006; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Jul 28, 2005 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | May 9, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2005 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Sep 19, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
- Jul 29, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1676)
- Jul 28, 2005Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E816 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY | May 12, 2006 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E316 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY | Mar 8, 2006 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1676 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY | Jul 29, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1620 | September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act | Related bill | Sep 7, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide the nonimmigrant spouses and children of nonimmigrant aliens who perished in the September 11 terrorist attacks an opportunity to adjust their status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Alien labor
- Aliens
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Death
- Department of Homeland Security
- Deportation
- Evidence (Law)
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Illegal aliens
- Immigrants
- Immigration
- Injunctions
- International Affairs
- Law
- Limitation of actions
- Married people
- September 11, 2001
- Terrorism
- Victims of terrorism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2005Introduced in House
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