[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2668 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2668

               For the relief of Griselda Lopez Negrete.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 15, 2004

 Mr. Graham of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
               For the relief of Griselda Lopez Negrete.

    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.), Griselda Lopez 
Negrete shall be held and considered to have been lawfully admitted to 
the United States for permanent residence as of the date of 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 Griselda Lopez Negrete, 
as provided in section 1, 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 alien's birth under section 203(a) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)).
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