[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2182 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2182

    For the relief of Elvira Arellano, Juan Carlos Arreguin, Martin 
 Guerrero Barrios, Maria I. Benitez, Francisco J. Castro, Jaime Cruz, 
   Martha Davalos, Herminion Davalos, Disifredo Adan Delvalle, Angel 
 Espinoza, Veronica Lopez, Francisca Lino, Maria A. Martin, Juan Jose 
Mesa, Maria Natividad Loza, Blanca E. Nolte, Domenico Papaianni, Romina 
 Perea, Juan Jose Rangel Sr., Dayron S. Rios Arenas, Araceli Contreras-
 Del Toro, Doris Oneida Ulloa, Bladimir I. Caballero, Arnulfo Alfaro, 
 Consuelo and Juan Manuel Castellanos, Eliseo Pulido, Gilberto Romero, 
  Maria Liliana Rua-Saenz, Aurelia and Tomas F. Martinez-Garcia, Flor 
Crisostomo; Fatuma Karuma, Stanislaw Rychtarczyk, Slobodan Radanovich, 
                     and Agustin Sanchez-Dominguez.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2007

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    For the relief of Elvira Arellano, Juan Carlos Arreguin, Martin 
 Guerrero Barrios, Maria I. Benitez, Francisco J. Castro, Jaime Cruz, 
   Martha Davalos, Herminion Davalos, Disifredo Adan Delvalle, Angel 
 Espinoza, Veronica Lopez, Francisca Lino, Maria A. Martin, Juan Jose 
Mesa, Maria Natividad Loza, Blanca E. Nolte, Domenico Papaianni, Romina 
 Perea, Juan Jose Rangel Sr., Dayron S. Rios Arenas, Araceli Contreras-
 Del Toro, Doris Oneida Ulloa, Bladimir I. Caballero, Arnulfo Alfaro, 
 Consuelo and Juan Manuel Castellanos, Eliseo Pulido, Gilberto Romero, 
  Maria Liliana Rua-Saenz, Aurelia and Tomas F. Martinez-Garcia, Flor 
Crisostomo; Fatuma Karuma, Stanislaw Rychtarczyk, Slobodan Radanovich, 
                     and Agustin Sanchez-Dominguez.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the beneficiaries described 
in subsection (f) shall each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant 
visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an 
immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of 
status to lawful permanent resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If a beneficiary described in subsection 
(f) enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in 
subsection (c), he or she shall be considered to have entered and 
remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for 
adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a) 
and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an 
immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed 
with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to a beneficiary described in 
subsection (f), the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper 
officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal 
year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to 
natives of the country of the beneficiary's birth under section 203(a) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total 
number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the 
country of the beneficiary's birth under section 202(e) of such Act.
    (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain 
Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of any 
beneficiary described in subsection (f) shall not, by virtue of such 
relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the 
Immigration and Nationality Act.
    (f) Beneficiaries.--The beneficiaries described in this subsection 
are the following:
            (1) Elvira Arellano.
            (2) Juan Carlos Arreguin.
            (3) Martin Guerrero Barrios.
            (4) Maria I. Benitez.
            (5) Francisco J. Castro.
            (6) Jaime Cruz.
            (7) Martha Davalos.
            (8) Herminion Davalos.
            (9) Disifredo Adan Delvalle.
            (10) Angel Espinoza.
            (11) Veronica Lopez.
            (12) Francisca Lino.
            (13) Maria A. Martin.
            (14) Juan Jose Mesa.
            (15) Maria Natividad Loza.
            (16) Blanca E. Nolte.
            (17) Domenico Papaianni.
            (18) Romina Perea.
            (19) Juan Jose Rangel Sr.
            (20) Dayron S. Rios Arenas.
            (21) Araceli Contreras-Del Toro.
            (22) Doris Oneida Ulloa.
            (23) Bladimir I. Caballero.
            (24) Arnulfo Alfaro.
            (25) Consuelo and Juan Manuel Castellanos.
            (26) Eliseo Pulido.
            (27) Gilberto Romero.
            (28) Maria Liliana Rua-Saenz.
            (29) Aurelia and Tomas F. Martinez-Garcia.
            (30) Flor Crisostomo.
            (31) Fatuma Karuma.
            (32) Stanislaw Rychtarczyk.
            (33) Slobodan Radanovich.
            (34) Agustin Sanchez-Dominguez.
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