[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 198 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 198

               For the relief of Griselda Lopez Negrete.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 26, 2005

  Mr. Graham 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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