[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1897 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1897

  To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to assure immigration 
  priority for unmarried sons and daughters of citizens of the United 
    States over unmarried sons and daughters of permanent residents.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 1995

  Ms. Lofgren (for herself and Mr. Moorhead) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to assure immigration 
  priority for unmarried sons and daughters of citizens of the United 
    States over unmarried sons and daughters of permanent residents.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ASSURING IMMIGRATION PRIORITY FOR UNMARRIED SONS AND 
              DAUGHTERS OF CITIZENS.

    (a) In General.--Section 202(e) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and paragraph (4)'' 
        after ``subsection (a)(4)'';
            (2) by striking ``, and'' at the end of paragraph (3) and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(4) the proportion of the visa numbers made available 
        under paragraphs (1) and (2)(B) of section 203(a) shall be 
        adjusted to the extent necessary to ensure that the priority 
        date for aliens described in section 203(a)(1) is no earlier 
        than the priority date for aliens described in section 
        203(a)(2)(B).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to visa numbers made available in months beginning more than 45 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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