[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 557 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 557

For the relief of Jose Alberto Martinez Moreno, Micaela Lopez Martinez, 
                         and Adilene Martinez.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 7, 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 Jose Alberto Martinez Moreno, Micaela Lopez Martinez, 
                         and Adilene Martinez.

    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 JOSE ALBERTO MARTINEZ MORENO, 
              MICAELA LOPEZ MARTINEZ, AND ADILENE MARTINEZ.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Jose 
Alberto Martinez Moreno, Micaela Lopez Martinez, and Adilene Martinez 
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 (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for 
adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Jose Alberto Martinez Moreno, Micaela 
Lopez Martinez, or Adilene Martinez enters the United States before the 
filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Jose Alberto Martinez 
Moreno, Micaela Lopez Martinez, or Adilene Martinez 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) Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall 
apply only if the applications for issuance of immigrant visas or the 
applications for adjustment of status are filed with appropriate fees 
not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers.--Upon the granting of 
immigrant visas or permanent resident status to Jose Alberto Martinez 
Moreno, Micaela Lopez Martinez, and Adilene Martinez, the Secretary of 
State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by three, 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 Jose Alberto 
        Martinez Moreno, Micaela Lopez Martinez, and Adilene Martinez 
        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 Jose 
        Alberto Martinez Moreno, Micaela Lopez Martinez, and Adilene 
        Martinez 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 Senate Budget 
Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage.
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