116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4225 

AN ACT 

For the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso 

Mendoza, Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, and Ana 

Lucia Bueso Barrera. 

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 MARIA 

2 ISABEL BUESO BARRERA, ALBERTO BUESO 

3 MENDOZA, AND KARLA MARIA BARRERA DE 

4 BUESO. 

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

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

7 Act, Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, 

8 and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso shall each be eligible 

9 for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of 

10 status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 

11 residence upon filing an application for issuance of an im12 migrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjust13 ment of status to lawful permanent resident. 

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

15 Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, or Karla Maria 

16 Barrera De Bueso enters the United States before the fil17 ing deadline specified in subsection (d), he or she shall 

18 be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and 

19 shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of 

20 status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nation21 ality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

22 (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL

23 OF ADMISSION.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 

25 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation26 ality Act, Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto 
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1 Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso 

2 may not be removed from the United States, denied 

3 admission to the United States, or considered ineli4 gible for lawful permanent residence in the United 

5 States by reason of any ground for removal or denial 

6 of admission that is reflected in the records of the 

7 Department of Homeland Security or the Visa Office 

8 of the Department of State on the date of the enact9 ment of this Act. 

10 (2) RESCISSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF

11 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

12 shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de13 portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de14 portability, that has been entered against Maria Isa15 bel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, or 

16 Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso by reason of any 

17 ground described in paragraph (1). 

18 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF

19 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap20 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica21 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 

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

23 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 

24 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res25 idence to Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso 
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1 Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, the Sec2 retary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce 

3 by 3, during the current or next following fiscal year, the 

4 total number of immigrant visas that are made available 

5 to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 

6 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if appli7 cable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made 

8 available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth 

9 under section 202(e) of such Act. 

10 (f) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREAT11 MENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural parents, 

12 brothers, and sisters of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, 

13 Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De 

14 Bueso shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded 

15 any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and 

16 Nationality Act. 

17 SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

20 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

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

22 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

23 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
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1 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

2 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 

2020. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4225 

AN ACT 

For the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, 

Bueso, and Ana Lucia Bueso Barrera. Alberto Bueso Mendoza, Karla Maria Barrera De