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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6295 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6295

For the relief of Maria Merida de Macario and Firelly Airlen Rios Cano.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2021

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

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                                 A BILL

 
For the relief of Maria Merida de Macario and Firelly Airlen Rios Cano.

    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 MARIA MERIDA DE MACARIO AND 
              FIRELLY AIRLEN RIOS CANO.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Maria Merida de Macario and 
Firelly Airlen Rios Cano shall each 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.--If Maria Merida de Macario and Firelly 
Airlen Rios Cano enters the United States before the filing deadline 
specified in subsection (c), each such named individual 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, Maria Merida de Macario 
        and Firelly Airlen Rios Cano 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 
        Maria Merida de Macario and Firelly Airlen Rios Cano 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 each of Maria Merida de 
Macario and Firelly Airlen Rios Cano, 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 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.
    (f) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain 
Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Maria Merida 
de Macario and Firelly Airlen Rios Cano shall not, by virtue of such 
relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the 
Immigration and Nationality Act.
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