VIII 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7146 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 9, 2020 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

AN ACT 

For the relief of Victoria Galindo Lopez. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR VICTORIA 

2 GALINDO LOPEZ. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 

4 and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 

5 Act, Victoria Galindo Lopez shall be eligible for issuance 

6 of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that 

7 of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 

8 upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant 

9 visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of 

10 status to lawful permanent resident. 

11 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Victoria Galindo 

12 Lopez enters the United States before the filing deadline 

13 specified in subsection (c), she shall be considered to have 

14 entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligi15 ble, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 

16 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of 

17 the enactment of this Act. 

18 (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL

19 OF ADMISSION.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 

21 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation22 ality Act, Victoria Galindo Lopez may not be re23 moved from the United States, denied admission to 

24 the United States, or considered ineligible for lawful 

25 permanent residence in the United States by reason 

26 of any ground for removal or denial of admission 


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1 that is reflected in the records of the Department of 

2 Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the Depart3 ment of State on the date of the enactment of this 

4 Act. 

5 (2) RESCISSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF

6 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

7 shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de8 portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de9 portability, that has been entered against Victoria 

10 Galindo Lopez by reason of any ground described in 

11 paragraph (1). 

12 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF

13 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap14 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica15 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 

16 within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

17 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 

18 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res19 idence to Victoria Galindo Lopez, the Secretary of State 

20 shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the 

21 current or next following fiscal year, the total number of 

22 immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the 

23 country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the 

24 Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the 

25 total number of immigrant visas that are made available 


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1 to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 

2 202(e) of such Act. 

3 (f) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREAT4 MENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural parents, 

5 brothers, and sisters of Victoria Galindo Lopez shall not, 

6 by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privi7 lege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

8 SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

9 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

10 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

11 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

12 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

13 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

14 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro15 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

16 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 

2020. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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