VIII 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 785 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 8 (legislative day, JUNE 7), 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
For the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso 
Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MARIA 
ISABEL BUESO BARRERA, ALBERTO BUESO 
MENDOZA, AND KARLA MARIA BARRERA DE 
BUESO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, 
and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso 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 im-
migrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjust-
ment of status to lawful permanent resident. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF
STATUS.—If Maria Isabel 
Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, or Karla Maria 
Barrera De Bueso enters the United States before the fil-
ing deadline specified in subsection (d), 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) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL 
OF ADMISSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 
212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act, Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto 
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Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso 
may not be removed from the United States, denied 
admission to the United States, or considered ineli-
gible 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 enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) RESCISSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF 
REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de-
portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de-
portability, that has been entered against Maria Isa-
bel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, or 
Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso 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 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. 
(e) REDUCTION
OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso 
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Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, the Sec-
retary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce 
by 3, 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 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. 
(f) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREAT-
MENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural parents, 
brothers, and sisters of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, 
Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De 
Bueso shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded 
any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act. 
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
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vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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