[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16140]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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        MARIA CARMEN CASTRO RAMIREZ AND J. REFUGIO CARRENO ROJAS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will call the third bill on the 
calendar.
  The Clerk called the bill (H.R. 823) for the relief of Maria Carmen 
Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas.
  There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill as follows:

                                H.R. 823

       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 CARMEN CASTRO 
                   RAMIREZ AND J. REFUGIO CARRENO ROJAS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Maria 
     Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas 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 Carmen Castro Ramirez 
     or J. Refugio Carreno Rojas 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 Carmen Castro 
     Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas 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 Carmen Castro Ramirez or J. Refugio Carreno 
     Rojas 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 Carmen 
     Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas, the Secretary of 
     State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 2, 
     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 Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno 
     Rojas 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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