[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 823 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 823


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 5, 2012

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
 For the relief of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno 
                                 Rojas.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MARIA CARMEN CASTRO RAMIREZ 
              AND J. REFUGIO CARRENO ROJAS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez 
and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas 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 Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez or J. 
Refugio Carreno Rojas enters the United States before the filing 
deadline specified in subsection (d), 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) Waiver of Grounds for Removal or Denial of Admission.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) 
        of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Maria Carmen Castro 
        Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas may not be removed from 
        the United States, denied admission to the United States, or 
        considered ineligible for lawful permanent residence in the 
        United States by reason of any ground for removal or denial of 
        admission that is reflected in the records of the Department of 
        Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the Department of State 
        on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Rescission of outstanding order of removal.--The 
        Secretary of Homeland Security shall rescind any outstanding 
        order of removal or deportation, or any finding of 
        inadmissibility or deportability, that has been entered against 
        Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez or J. Refugio Carreno Rojas by 
        reason of any ground described in paragraph (1).
    (d) 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.
    (e) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez 
and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas, the Secretary of State shall instruct the 
proper officer to reduce by 2, 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 aliens' 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 aliens' birth under section 202(e) of such Act.
    (f) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain 
Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Maria Carmen 
Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas shall not, by virtue of 
such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under 
the Immigration and Nationality Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 4, 2012.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.