[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 681 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.681
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two
An Act
For the relief of Rebecca Trimble.
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 REBECCA TRIMBLE.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Rebecca
Trimble shall 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 that Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for
adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.
(b) Adjustment of Status.--If Rebecca Trimble enters the United
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Rebecca
Trimble shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully 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) 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, Rebecca Trimble 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 Rebecca Trimble by reason of any
ground described in paragraph (1).
(d) Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a) and (b) shall
apply only if the application for issuance of immigrant visas or the
application for adjustment of status are filed with appropriate fees
within two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers.--Upon the granting of
immigrant visas or permanent residence to Rebecca Trimble, the
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by one,
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 Rebecca Trimble 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 Rebecca
Trimble under section 202(e) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.