[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17292]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          SOPURUCHI CHUKWUEKE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will call the bill on the 
calendar.
  The Clerk called the bill (S. 285) for the relief of Sopuruchi 
Chukwueke.
  There being no objection, the Clerk read the bill as follows:

                                 S. 285

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

     SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, for the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Sopuruchi Chukwueke shall be deemed 
     to have been lawfully admitted to, and remained in, the 
     United States, and shall be eligible for adjustment of status 
     to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 
     under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1255) upon filing an application for such adjustment 
     of status.
       (b) Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsection (a) shall 
     apply only if the application for adjustment of status is 
     filed with appropriate fees not later than 2 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Numbers.--Upon the granting 
     of permanent resident status to Sopuruchi Chukwueke, 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 birth of Sopuruchi 
     Chukwueke under section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)).
       (d) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for 
     Certain Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and 
     sisters of Sopuruchi Victor Chukwueke shall not, by virtue of 
     such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or 
     status under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101 et seq.).

  The bill was ordered to be 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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