United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3827 (109th)
Immigration Relief for Hurricane Katrina Victims Act of 2005
Introduced
20 September 2005
Last action
27 January 2006 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8]
Subjects
Asylum, Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Immigration Relief for Hurricane Katrina Victims Act of 2005 - Provides special immigration status to: (1) an alien beneficiary of an immigration petition, nonimmigrant fiance or fiancee K-visa, or labor certification application filed on or before August 29, 2005 (Hurricane Katrina) if the petitioner or applicant died, was disabled, or lost employment due to the damage or destruction of his or her workplace; and (2) an alien who is the grandparent of a child whose parents died as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina, if at least one of the parents was a U.S. citizen, national, or legal permanent resident. Extends for qualifying aliens who, as a result of Hurricane Katrina-related conditions, including death, injury, or inability to either file papers or travel, were unable to meet requirements respecting: (1) nonimmigrant status; (2) filing deadlines for extension or change of nonimmigrant status; (3) lawful U.S. presence; (4) diversity visa immigrant status, including derivative status for the spouse and children of a diversity immigrant who died as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina; (5) immigrant visa validity; (6) voluntary departure; (7) parole; and (8) notice of address change. Considers the alien spouse and child of a U.S. citizen who died as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina as an immediate relative. Provides that the spouse or child of a refugee, asylee, or employment-based immigrant who died as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina shall have his or her respective refugee, asylee, or status adjustment claim determined as if the death had not occurred. Provides that the spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of a permanent resident alien who died as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina shall have the family-sponsored immigrant petition date as originally filed by the deceased. Maintains foreign student and exchange program status for an alien who was lawfully in such status on August 29, 2005, but failed to meet a condition of such status as a result of Hurricane Katrina, if the person is reenrolled in a qualifying program by February 1, 2006. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide temporary administrative relief to an alien who was lawfully present in the United States on August 29, 2005, and was the spouse, parent, or child of an individual who died or was disabled as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina; (2) replace identity and employment authorization documents lost, stolen, or destroyed as a consequence of Hurricane Katrina; (3) grant an age-dependent immigration benefit if the failure to meet such age requirement was caused by Hurricane Katrina; and (4) administer the oath of naturalization in any federal court without regard to residence requirements for an alien who resided in a Hurricane Katrina-affected region. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary during a major disaster-declaration period to temporarily waive employer attestation or verification requirements due to disaster-caused document loss.
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Timeline
20 September 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
20 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 September 2005
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
21 September 2005
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8172-8175)
Source: Floor
21 September 2005
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8172-8175)
Source: Floor
21 September 2005
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3827.
Source: Floor
21 September 2005
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8172-8176)
Source: Floor
21 September 2005
Floor
Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Source: Floor
22 September 2005
Introduced
Received in the Senate.
Source: IntroReferral
27 January 2006
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 27 January 2006 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 21 September 2005 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 20 September 2005 · Download file
Documents
8 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 27 January 2006
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 27 January 2006
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Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 21 September 2005
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Engrossed in House (PDF)
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Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 21 September 2005
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 September 2005
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/3827
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3827
- us · 109-hr-3827 · source updated 10 August 2026