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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2313 

For the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and 

Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 12, 2021 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. PADILLA) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

For the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso 

Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso. 

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

3 SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MARIA 

4 ISABEL BUESO BARRERA, ALBERTO BUESO 

5 MENDOZA, AND KARLA MARIA BARRERA DE 

6 BUESO. 

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

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

9 Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto 

10 Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso shall 


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1 each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for 

2 adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted 

3 for permanent residence upon filing an application for 

4 issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such 

5 Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for adjustment of status to lawful 

6 permanent resident. 

7 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Maria Isabel 

8 Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, or Karla Maria 

9 Barrera De Bueso enters the United States before the fil10 ing deadline specified in subsection (c), Maria Isabel 

11 Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, or Karla Maria 

12 Barrera De Bueso shall be considered to have entered and 

13 remained lawfully in the United States and shall be eligi14 ble for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Im15 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) as of the 

16 date of the enactment of this Act. 

17 (c) APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF FEES.—Sub18 sections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the applications 

19 for issuance of immigrant visas or the applications for ad20 justment of status are filed with appropriate fees not later 

21 than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

22 (d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBERS.— 

23 Upon the granting of immigrant visas or permanent resi24 dent status to Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso 

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1 retary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce 

2 by three, during the current or next following fiscal year— 

3 (1) the total number of immigrant visas that 

4 are made available to natives of the country of birth 

5 of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Men6 doza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso under sec7 tion 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

8 (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)); or 

9 (2) if applicable, the total number of immigrant 

10 visas that are made available to natives of the coun11 try of birth of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto 

12 Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso 

13 under section 202(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 

14 1152(e)). 

15 (e) PAYGO.—The budgetary effects of this Act, for 

16 the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You17 Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the 

18 latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 

19 Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 

20 Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate 

21 Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been 

22 submitted prior to the vote on passage. 

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