V 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3188 
For the relief of Christopher William Gard, Constance Rhoda Keely Yates, 
and Charles Matthew William Gard. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2017 
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
For the relief of Christopher William Gard, Constance Rhoda 
Keely Yates, and Charles Matthew William Gard. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR CHRIS-
TOPHER WILLIAM GARD, CONSTANCE RHODA 
KEELY YATES, AND CHARLES MATTHEW WIL-
LIAM GARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Christopher William Gard, Constance Rhoda Keely 
Yates, and Charles Matthew William Gard shall each be 
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eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjust-
ment 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 resi-
dent. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Christopher Wil-
liam Gard, Constance Rhoda Keely Yates, or Charles Mat-
thew William Gard 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 Nation-
ality 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 ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion 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 res-
idence to Christopher William Gard, Constance Rhoda 
Keely Yates, and Charles Matthew William Gard, the Sec-
retary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce 
by 3, during the current or next following fiscal year, the 
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total number of immigrant visas that are made available 
to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 
203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if appli-
cable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made 
available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth 
under section 202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
parents, brothers, and sisters of Christopher William 
Gard, Constance Rhoda Keely Yates, and Charles Mat-
thew William Gard shall not, by virtue of such relation-
ship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the 
Immigration and Nationality Act. 
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