# 114-hr-3159: Kerrie Orozco Act

114-hr-3159, Kerrie Orozco Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] (D-NE); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3159
- Congress: 114
- Title: Kerrie Orozco Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2015-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] (D-NE)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Kerrie Orozco Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to declare that the following persons may be naturalized upon compliance with all naturalization requirements, except that no prior residence or specified physical presence within the United States shall be required: a person who is the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen who died as a result of injury or disease incurred in or aggravated by employment as a first responder; and in the case of such a surviving spouse, the person was living in marital union with the citizen spouse at the time of the citizen spouse's death. The Department of Homeland Security shall provide for the granting of posthumous citizenship at the time of death to a person who, while an alien or a noncitizen national of the United States, died as a result of injury or disease incurred or aggravated while serving as a first responder.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2015-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2015-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN), 2016-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2016-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2016-05-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2016-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-3159 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3159)

## Related
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3159 (as of 2025-11-18).