[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4225 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4225

 For the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, 
       Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, and Ana Lucia Bueso Barrera.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 30, 2019

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 For the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, 
       Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, and Ana Lucia Bueso Barrera.

    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 ISABEL BUESO BARRERA, 
              ALBERTO BUESO MENDOZA, KARLA MARIA BARRERA DE BUESO, AND 
              ANA LUCIA BUESO BARRERA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, 
Alberto Bueso Mendoza, Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, and Ana Lucia 
Bueso Barrera 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 Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto 
Bueso Mendoza, Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, or Ana Lucia Bueso Barrera 
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 Isabel Bueso 
        Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, 
        and Ana Lucia Bueso Barrera 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 Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, Karla Maria 
        Barrera De Bueso, or Ana Lucia Bueso Barrera 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 Isabel Bueso Barrera, 
Alberto Bueso Mendoza, Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, and Ana Lucia 
Bueso Barrera, 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.
    (f) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain 
Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Maria Isabel 
Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, and 
Ana Lucia Bueso Barrera shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be 
accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act.
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