[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5741 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5741

   To amend section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
     eliminate the deadline for classification petition and labor 
                         certification filings.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 2006

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
     eliminate the deadline for classification petition and labor 
                         certification filings.

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

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF DEADLINE.

    (a) In General.--Section 245(i)(1) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(i)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``204 that'' and all 
                that follows through the semicolon and inserting 
                ``204;''; and
                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``212(a)(5)(A) 
                that'' and all that follows through ``and'' at the end 
                and inserting ``212(a)(5)(A);''; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (C).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of the Legal Immigration 
Family Equity Act (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-553).
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