United States · Bill · S
S. 480 (112th)
H.E.L.P. Act
Introduced
3 March 2011
Last action
3 March 2011 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Haitian Emergency Life Protection Act of 2011 or the H.E.L.P. Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to V- visa nonimmigrants (spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents who come to the United States to wait for completion of the immigrant visa process) to include certain Haitian nationals whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before January 12, 2010. Authorizes the Secretary of State to use secondary evidence to verify eligibility for such status or for immediate relative status. Sunsets the provisions of this Act two years after its enactment.
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Timeline
3 March 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
3 March 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 3 March 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → H.E.L.P. Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/480
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/480
- us · 112-s-480 · source updated 10 August 2026