[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 539 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 539

    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the 
    admission to the United States for permanent residence without 
     numerical limitation of spouses of permanent resident aliens.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2003

 Mr. Andrews 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 provide for the 
    admission to the United States for permanent residence without 
     numerical limitation of spouses of permanent resident aliens.

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

SECTION 1. ADMISSION OF SPOUSES OF PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS WITHOUT 
              NUMERICAL LIMITATION.

    (a) Removing Spouses of Permanent Resident Aliens From Provisions 
Relating to Family-Sponsored Immigrants.--Section 203(a)(2) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in the paragraph heading by striking ``Spouses and'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``spouses or''.
    (b) Adding Spouses of Permanent Resident Aliens to List of Aliens 
Not Subject to Direct Numerical Limitations.--Section 201(b)(2) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(C) Spouses of permanent resident aliens.''.
    (c) Procedure for Granting Immigrant Status.--Section 
204(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1154(a)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``or section 201(b)(2)(C)'' 
after ``201(b)(2)(A)(i))''.
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