[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 785 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 785

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 3, 2021

Mr. DeSaulnier introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the 
 Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


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

    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, AND KARLA MARIA BARRERA DE BUESO.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, 
Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso 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, or Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso 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, and Karla Maria Barrera De 
        Bueso 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, or Karla 
        Maria Barrera De Bueso 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, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, the Secretary 
of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, 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, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso 
shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, 
privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    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 House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
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