[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H5237-H5238]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         VICTORIA GALINDO LOPEZ

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will call the first bill on the 
calendar.
  The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 187) for the relief of Victoria 
Galindo Lopez.
  There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill as follows:

                                H. R. 187

       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 VICTORIA GALINDO 
                   LOPEZ.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Victoria 
     Galindo Lopez shall 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 Victoria Galindo Lopez 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) 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, Victoria Galindo 
     Lopez 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 Victoria Galindo Lopez 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

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     visa or permanent residence to Victoria Galindo Lopez, the 
     Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to 
     reduce by 1, 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 alien's 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 alien's 
     birth under section 202(e) of such Act.
       (f) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for 
     Certain Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and 
     sisters of Victoria Galindo Lopez shall not, by virtue of 
     such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or 
     status under 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.

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