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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2645 

For the relief of Elvira Arellano, Juan Carlos Arreguin, Maria I. Benitez, 

Francisco J. Castro, Jaime Cruz, Martha Davalos, Maria A. Martin, 

Juan Jose Mesa, Domenico Papaianni, Juan Manuel Castellanos, Juan 

Jose Rangel Sr, Dayron S. Rios Arenas, Araceli Contreras-Del Toro, 

Doris Oneida Ulloa, Bladimir I. Caballero, Arnulfo Alfaro, Consuelo 

Castellanos, Eliseo Pulido, Gilberto Romero, Maria Liliana Rua-Saenz, 

Aurelia Martinez-Garcia, Tomas F. Martinez-Garcia, Flor Crisostomo, 

Gloria M. Alcantara, Roberto Barrera - lopez, Toribio Barrera-Vieyra, 

Carolina Carrillo de Uribe, Adan Rosales Del Valle, Marie Teresa 

Herenandez, Consualo Constella, Lucia Larios Arreola, Maria Guadalupe 

Lopez, Jose Martinez de la Cerde, Ruben Mendoza Lagunas, Jesus 

de Parafox, German Raminez, Josefina Santoyo, Noelia Corona, Teresa 

Figueroa-Villasenoe, and Fatima Karuma. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 21, 2009 

Mr. RUSH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

For the relief of Elvira Arellano, Juan Carlos Arreguin, 

Maria I. Benitez, Francisco J. Castro, Jaime Cruz, Martha Davalos, Maria A. Martin, Juan Jose Mesa, 

Domenico Papaianni, Juan Manuel Castellanos, Juan 

Jose Rangel Sr, Dayron S. Rios Arenas, Araceli 

Contreras-Del Toro, Doris Oneida Ulloa, Bladimir I. Caballero, Arnulfo Alfaro, Consuelo Castellanos, Eliseo 

Pulido, Gilberto Romero, Maria Liliana Rua-Saenz, 

Aurelia Martinez-Garcia, Tomas F. Martinez-Garcia, 


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Flor Crisostomo, Gloria M. Alcantara, Roberto Barrera 

- lopez, Toribio Barrera-Vieyra, Carolina Carrillo de 

Uribe, Adan Rosales Del Valle, Marie Teresa 

Herenandez, Consualo Constella, Lucia Larios Arreola, 

Maria Guadalupe Lopez, Jose Martinez de la Cerde, 

Ruben Mendoza Lagunas, Jesus de Parafox, German 

Raminez, Josefina Santoyo, Noelia Corona, Teresa 

Figueroa-Villasenoe, and Fatima Karuma. 

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. 

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

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

6 Act, the beneficiaries described in subsection (f) shall each 

7 be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjust8 ment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for 

9 permanent residence upon filing an application for 

10 issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such 

11 Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resi12 dent. 

13 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If a beneficiary de14 scribed in subsection (f) enters the United States before 

15 the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or she 

16 shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully 

17 and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment 

18 of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Na19 tionality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 (c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF

2 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap3 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica4 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 

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

6 (d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 

7 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res8 idence to a beneficiary described in subsection (f), the Sec9 retary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce 

10 by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the 

11 total number of immigrant visas that are made available 

12 to natives of the country of the beneficiary’s birth under 

13 section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, 

14 if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are 

15 made available to natives of the country of the bene16 ficiary’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act. 

17 (e) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION

18 TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 

19 parents, brothers, and sisters of any beneficiary described 

20 in subsection (f) shall not, by virtue of such relationship, 

21 be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immi22 gration and Nationality Act. 

23 (f) BENEFICIARIES.—The beneficiaries described in 

24 this subsection are the following: 

25 (1) Elvira Arellano. 


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1 (2) Juan Carlos Arreguin. 

2 (3) Maria I. Benitez. 

3 (4) Francisco J. Castro. 

4 (5) Jaime Cruz. 

5 (6) Martha Davalos. 

6 (7) Maria A. Martin. 

7 (8) Juan Jose Mesa. 

8 (9) Domenico Papaianni. 

9 (10) Juan Manuel Castellanos. 

10 (11) Juan Jose Rangel Sr. 

11 (12) Dayron S. Rios Arenas. 

12 (13) Araceli Contreras-Del Toro. 

13 (14) Doris Oneida Ulloa. 

14 (15) Bladimir I. Caballero. 

15 (16) Arnulfo Alfaro. 

16 (17) Consuelo Castellanos. 

17 (18) Eliseo Pulido. 

18 (19) Gilberto Romero. 

19 (20) Maria Liliana Rua-Saenz. 

20 (21) Aurelia Martinez-Garcia. 

21 (22) Tomas F. Martinez-Garcia. 

22 (23) Flor Crisostomo. 

23 (24) Gloria M. Alcantara. 

24 (25) Roberto Barrera - lopez. 

25 (26) Toribio Barrera-Vieyra. 


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1 (27) Carolina Carrillo de Uribe. 

2 (28) Adan Rosales Del Valle. 

3 (29) Marie Teresa Hernandez. 

4 (30) Consualo Constella. 

5 (31) Lucia Larios Arreola. 

6 (32) Maria Guadalupe Lopez. 

7 (33) Jose Martinez de la Cerde. 

8 (34) Ruben Mendoza Lagunas. 

9 (35) Jesus de Parafox. 

10 (36) German Raminez. 

11 (37) Josefina Santoyo. 

12 (38) Noelia Corona. 

13 (39) Teresa Figueroa-Villasenoe. 

14 (40) Fatima Karuma. 

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