[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2798 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2798

    For the relief of Gracekutty Thomas and her son Gladwin Thomas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2003

  Mr. Toomey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    For the relief of Gracekutty Thomas and her son Gladwin Thomas.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Ms. 
Gracekutty Thomas and her son Gladwin Thomas shall be held and 
considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for 
permanent residence as of the date of the enactment of this Act upon 
payment of the required visa fees.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

    Upon the granting of permanent residence to Ms. Gracekutty Thomas 
and her son Gladwin Thomas, as provided in this Act, the Secretary of 
State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by the appropriate 
number during the current fiscal year the total number of immigrant 
visas available to natives of the country of the aliens' birth under 
section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1153(a)).
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