Help HAITI Act of 2010
Latest action · Dec 9, 2010 Became Public Law No: 111-293.
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.
- IntroducedMay 12, 2010
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2010
- Passed SenateAug 4, 2010
- To the PresidentDec 3, 2010
- Became lawDec 9, 2010
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 4, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Help Haitian Adoptees Immediately to Integrate Act of 2010 or Help HAITI Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to permanent resident status an alien who: (1) was granted parole admission into the United States pursuant to the humanitarian parole policy for certain Haitian orphans announced on January 18, 2010, and suspended as to new applications on April 15, 2010; (2) is physically present in the United States; (3) is admissible as an immigrant; and (4) files an application for adjustment not later than three years after enactment of this Act.
Limits the number of such adjusted aliens to 1400.
Excepts such aliens from certain documentation requirements.
Deems such an unmarried alien who is under the age of 18 to satisfy the requirements applicable to adopted children if: (1) the alien obtained adjustment of status; and (2) a U.S. citizen adopted the alien before, on, or after the date of the decision granting adjustment of status.
Prohibits any derivative immigration benefits for the birth parent of an alien adjusted under this Act.
States that the budgetary effects of this Act for the purpose of Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 compliance shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 27, 2010 to Jul 20, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | May 27, 2010 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | May 27, 2010 | |
| R-LA | Anh "Joseph" Cao | May 28, 2010 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | May 28, 2010 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | May 28, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | May 28, 2010 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | May 28, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | May 28, 2010 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | May 28, 2010 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | May 28, 2010 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | May 28, 2010 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jun 17, 2010 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Jun 17, 2010 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Jul 1, 2010 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 13, 2010 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2010Became Public Law No: 111-293.
- Dec 9, 2010Signed by President.
- Dec 3, 2010Presented to President.
- Dec 1, 2010Cleared for White House.
- Dec 1, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5283.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3411 | Help HAITI Act of 2010 | Identical bill | May 25, 2010 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Aug 4, 2010Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Jul 21, 2010Received in Senate
- Jul 20, 2010Engrossed in House
- May 12, 2010Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.