To provide for the granting of posthumous citizenship to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who died as a result of the hijackings of 4 commercial aircraft, the attacks on the World Trade Center, or the attack on the Pentagon, on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

14 September 2001

Last action

28 September 2001 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

Sponsors

Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16], Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rescom. Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1]

Subjects

Immigration

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Summary

Directs the Attorney General to provide for the granting of posthumous citizenship, as of September 12, 2001, to certain nonculpable aliens or noncitizen nationals otherwise eligible for naturalization who died as a result of the hijackings of four airliners, the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, or as a result of injuries sustained while assisting in the emergency response to the events of September 11, 2001.

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Timeline

14 September 2001
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
14 September 2001
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 September 2001
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 September 2001
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2897
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