[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1763 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1763

  For the relief of Maria Guadalupe Mendoza Sanchez, Eusebio Sanchez 
              Mejia, and Vianney Esbeydi Sanchez Mendoza.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 5, 2017

Mrs. Feinstein 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 Maria Guadalupe Mendoza Sanchez, Eusebio Sanchez 
              Mejia, and Vianney Esbeydi Sanchez Mendoza.

    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 GUADALUPE MENDOZA 
              SANCHEZ, EUSEBIO SANCHEZ MEJIA, AND VIANNEY ESBEYDI 
              SANCHEZ MENDOZA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Maria 
Guadalupe Mendoza Sanchez, Eusebio Sanchez Mejia, and Vianney Esbeydi 
Sanchez Mendoza shall each be eligible for the 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 (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for 
adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Maria Guadalupe Mendoza Sanchez, 
Eusebio Sanchez Mejia, or Vianney Esbeydi Sanchez Mendoza enters the 
United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), 
Maria Guadalupe Mendoza Sanchez, Eusebio Sanchez Mejia, or Vianney 
Esbeydi Sanchez Mendoza, as appropriate, shall be considered to have 
entered and remained lawfully in the United States and shall be 
eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) 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 the issuance of an 
immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed 
with appropriate fees not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers.--Upon granting immigrant 
visas or permanent residence to Maria Guadalupe Mendoza Sanchez, 
Eusebio Sanchez Mejia, and Vianney Esbeydi Sanchez Mendoza, the 
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, 
during the current or next following fiscal year--
            (1) the total number of immigrant visas that are made 
        available to natives of the country of birth of Maria Guadalupe 
        Mendoza Sanchez, Eusebio Sanchez Mejia, and Vianney Esbeydi 
        Sanchez Mendoza under section 203(a) of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)); or
            (2) if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that 
        are made available to natives of the country of birth of Maria 
        Guadalupe Mendoza Sanchez, Eusebio Sanchez Mejia, and Vianney 
        Esbeydi Sanchez Mendoza under section 202(e) of such Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1152(e)).
    (e) PAYGO.--The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be 
determined by reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary 
Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in 
the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget 
of the Senate, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to 
the vote on passage.
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