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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2496 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2496

For the relief of Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez Santizo, and 
                      Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2021

 Mr. McGovern introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 
For the relief of Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez Santizo, and 
                      Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez.

    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 LUCIO ENRIQUE PEREZ ORTIZ, 
              DORA GONZALEZ SANTIZO, AND EDVIN ORIANY PEREZ GONZALEZ.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, 
Dora Gonzalez Santizo, and Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez 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.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, if Lucio Enrique 
Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez Santizo, or Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez 
enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in 
subsection (c), 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, Lucio Enrique Perez 
        Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez Santizo, and Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez 
        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) Recession 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 
        Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez Santizo, or Edvin 
        Oriany Perez Gonzalez 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 Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, 
Dora Gonzalez Santizo, and Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez, the Secretary 
of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, 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.
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