[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1841 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1841

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to restore eligibility for 
         adjustment of status under section 245(i) of that Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 1999

 Mr. Gutierrez (for himself and Mrs. Morella) 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 restore eligibility for 
         adjustment of status under section 245(i) of that Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON ELIGIBILITY FOR ADJUSTMENT 
              OF STATUS UNDER SECTION 245(I).

    (a) In General.--Section 245(i)(1) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``(i)(1)'' 
through ``The Attorney General'' and inserting the following:
    ``(i)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (c) 
of this section, an alien physically present in the United States who--
            ``(A) entered the United States without inspection; or
            ``(B) is within one of the classes enumerated in subsection 
        (c) of this section;
may apply to the Attorney General for the adjustment of his or her 
status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. 
The Attorney General''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be 
effective as if included in the enactment of the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-119; 111 Stat. 2440).
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