[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1490 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1490

For the relief of Roberto Luis Dunoyer Mejia, Consuelo Cardona Molina, 
           Camilo Dunoyer Cardona, and Pablo Dunoyer Cardona.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2017

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

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                                 A BILL


 
For the relief of Roberto Luis Dunoyer Mejia, Consuelo Cardona Molina, 
           Camilo Dunoyer Cardona, and Pablo Dunoyer Cardona.

    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 ROBERTO LUIS DUNOYER MEJIA, 
              CONSUELO CARDONA MOLINA, CAMILO DUNOYER CARDONA, AND 
              PABLO DUNOYER CARDONA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Roberto Luis Dunoyer Mejia, 
Consuelo Cardona Molina, Camilo Dunoyer Cardona, and Pablo Dunoyer 
Cardona 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 Roberto Luis Dunoyer Mejia, Consuelo 
Cardona Molina, Camilo Dunoyer Cardona, or Pablo Dunoyer Cardona 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 Roberto Luis Dunoyer Mejia, 
Consuelo Cardona Molina, Camilo Dunoyer Cardona, and Pablo Dunoyer 
Cardona, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to 
reduce by 4, 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.
    (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain 
Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Roberto Luis 
Dunoyer Mejia, Consuelo Cardona Molina, Camilo Dunoyer Cardona, and 
Pablo Dunoyer Cardona shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be 
accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act.
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