[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 688 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 688

               For the relief of Griselda Lopez Negrete.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 27, 2007

  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 RESIDENT STATUS.

    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 considered to have been lawfully admitted to the 
United States for permanent residence as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act upon payment of the required visa fees.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.

    Upon the granting of permanent resident status to Griselda Lopez 
Negrete, as provided in section 1, 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 available to 
natives of the country of the birth of Griselda Lopez Negrete under 
section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1152(a)(2)).
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