[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 138 (Tuesday, October 6, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H9594-H9595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                MERCEDES DEL CARMEN QUIROZ MARTINEZ CRUZ

  The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 1834) for the relief of Mercedes Del 
Carmen Quiroz Martinez Cruz.
  There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill as follows:

                               H.R. 1834

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. IMMEDIATE RELATIVE STATUS FOR MERCEDES DEL CARMEN 
                   QUIROZ MARTINEZ CRUZ.

       (a) In General.--Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz Martinez Cruz 
     shall be classified as an

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     immediate relative within the meaning of section 
     201(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for 
     purposes of approval of a relative visa petition filed under 
     section 204 of such Act by Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz 
     Martinez Cruz and the filing of an application for an 
     immigrant visa or for adjustment of status.
       (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Mercedes Del Carmen Quiroz 
     Martinez Cruz enters the United States before the filing 
     deadline specified in subsection (c), 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) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--
     Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the petition and 
     the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the 
     application for adjustment of status are filed by Mercedes 
     Del Carmen Quiroz Martinez Cruz with appropriate fees within 
     2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting 
     of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Mercedes Del 
     Carmen Quiroz Martinez Cruz, the Secretary of State shall 
     instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, for the following 
     fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas available 
     under section 201(c)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act.

  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read 
the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. This concludes the call of the Private 
Calendar.

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