United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1557 (112th)
September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act of 2011
Introduced
14 April 2011
Last action
11 July 2011 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Sponsors
CAROLYN MALONEY, PETER KING, Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], ELIOT ENGEL, Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]
Subjects
Immigration, Taxation
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act of 2011 - Provides permanent resident status adjustment for an applicant alien who: (1) was on September 10, 2001, the spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of an alien who died as a direct result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist activity against the United States; (2) was deemed to be a beneficiary of, and by, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001; (3) has no federal tax liability; (4) made a proffer of information to the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) between April 24, 2008, and August 15, 2008, in connection with a request for immigration relief; and (5) applies not later than one year from the date of enactment of this Act. Makes the provisions of this Act inapplicable to an alien who is inadmissible or deportable under criminal or security grounds, including September 11, 2001, terrorist activity.
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Timeline
14 April 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
14 April 2011
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E721)
Source: IntroReferral
14 April 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 April 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 July 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 14 April 2011 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 April 2011
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 14 April 2011
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 April 2011
Sponsors
- CAROLYN MALONEY · D · Sponsor
- PETER KING · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
- Raúl Grijalva · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- ELIOT ENGEL · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] · D · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1557
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1557
- us · 112-hr-1557 · source updated 14 August 2025