V 
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, Mar-
tha 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. Ca-
ballero, 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. 
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. 
(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 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 a beneficiary de-
scribed 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 Na-
tionality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(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 a beneficiary described in subsection (f), the Sec-
retary 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 bene-
ficiary’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 Immi-
gration and Nationality Act. 
(f) BENEFICIARIES.—The beneficiaries described in 
this subsection are the following: 
(1) Elvira Arellano. 
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(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. 
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