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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2645 Introduced in House (IH)]

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, 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.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the beneficiaries described 
in subsection (f) 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 a beneficiary described in subsection 
(f) enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in 
subsection (c), he or she 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) 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.
    (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to a beneficiary described in 
subsection (f), 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 beneficiary'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 beneficiary's birth under section 202(e) of such Act.
    (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain 
Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of any 
beneficiary described in subsection (f) shall not, by virtue of such 
relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the 
Immigration and Nationality Act.
    (f) Beneficiaries.--The beneficiaries described in this subsection 
are the following:
            (1) Elvira Arellano.
            (2) Juan Carlos Arreguin.
            (3) Maria I. Benitez.
            (4) Francisco J. Castro.
            (5) Jaime Cruz.
            (6) Martha Davalos.
            (7) Maria A. Martin.
            (8) Juan Jose Mesa.
            (9) Domenico Papaianni.
            (10) Juan Manuel Castellanos.
            (11) Juan Jose Rangel Sr.
            (12) Dayron S. Rios Arenas.
            (13) Araceli Contreras-Del Toro.
            (14) Doris Oneida Ulloa.
            (15) Bladimir I. Caballero.
            (16) Arnulfo Alfaro.
            (17) Consuelo Castellanos.
            (18) Eliseo Pulido.
            (19) Gilberto Romero.
            (20) Maria Liliana Rua-Saenz.
            (21) Aurelia Martinez-Garcia.
            (22) Tomas F. Martinez-Garcia.
            (23) Flor Crisostomo.
            (24) Gloria M. Alcantara.
            (25) Roberto Barrera - lopez.
            (26) Toribio Barrera-Vieyra.
            (27) Carolina Carrillo de Uribe.
            (28) Adan Rosales Del Valle.
            (29) Marie Teresa Hernandez.
            (30) Consualo Constella.
            (31) Lucia Larios Arreola.
            (32) Maria Guadalupe Lopez.
            (33) Jose Martinez de la Cerde.
            (34) Ruben Mendoza Lagunas.
            (35) Jesus de Parafox.
            (36) German Raminez.
            (37) Josefina Santoyo.
            (38) Noelia Corona.
            (39) Teresa Figueroa-Villasenoe.
            (40) Fatima Karuma.
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