[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 227 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 227

                   For the relief of Ernesto Guillen.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2005

 Ms. Murkowski 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 Ernesto Guillen.

    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.), Ernesto 
Guillen 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 any necessary visa fees.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

    Upon the granting of permanent residence to Ernesto Guillen under 
section 1, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to 
reduce by one the total number of immigrant visas available during the 
current fiscal year to natives of the country of the alien's birth 
under section 202(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1152(e)).
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