# 117-hr-5636: Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act

117-hr-5636, Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5636
- Congress: 117
- Title: Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2021-10-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act This bill establishes that a surviving spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen public safety officer may be naturalized at the time of the officer's death if the death was caused by an injury incurred or aggravated by the officer's employment. The individual may be naturalized upon meeting the relevant immigration law requirements, except that no prior residence or specified U.S. physical presence shall be required. A surviving spouse seeking naturalization must have been living in marital union with the officer at the time of death. Public safety officers include law enforcement officers, firefighters, or chaplains, and certain Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees engaged in hazardous duties.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5636 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5636)

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- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-5441: PAST Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5441)
- [117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3630)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5636 (as of 2025-11-18).