[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 901 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 901

 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to give priority in the 
issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World 
  War II veterans who are or were naturalized citizens of the United 
                    States, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 17, 2005

  Mr. Case (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. 
   Filner) 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 give priority in the 
issuance of immigrant visas to the sons and daughters of Filipino World 
  War II veterans who are or were naturalized citizens of the United 
                    States, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PRIORITY FOR SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF FILIPINO WORLD WAR II 
              VETERANS.

    Section 203(e)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1153(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    `` Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in making visas 
available within any category established under such subsections, 
priority shall be given to any otherwise eligible child, son, or 
daughter of a person who was naturalized pursuant to section 405 of the 
Immigration Act of 1990 (8 U.S.C. 1440 note).''.
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