[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2313 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2313

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 12, 2021

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mr. Padilla) 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 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 (8 U.S.C. 1151), 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 (8 U.S.C. 1154) 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 (c), Maria Isabel 
Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, or Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso 
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 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 
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 Maria Isabel 
        Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera 
        De Bueso 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 
        Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria 
        Barrera De Bueso 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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