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I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 10539IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 19, 2024Mrs. Ramirez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend section 222 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the rejection of immigrant and nonimmigrant applications for omissions in certain fields not required.

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Applications for visas

Section 222 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1202) is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by adding after the period at the end the following: An application that is submitted in such form and manner and at such place as prescribed by regulations may not be rejected solely because it contains an omission in a field of the application not required under such regulations.;(2)in subsection (c), by adding after the period at the end the following: An application that is submitted in such form and manner as prescribed by regulations may not be rejected solely because it contains an omission in a field of the application not required under such regulations.; and(3)by adding at the end the following: (i)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out any change to the adjudication criteria for an application or petition related to the immigration status of an alien under this section that would preclude or restrict consideration of such application or petition..