Title: A bill for the relief of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia.
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
Provides for the relief of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 979 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 979

               For the relief of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 27, 2017

  Mr. Bennet introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
               For the relief of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ARTURO HERNANDEZ-GARCIA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Arturo 
Hernandez-Garcia shall 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 (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for 
adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Arturo Hernandez-Garcia enters the 
United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), 
he 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 (8 U.S.C. 1255) 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 Arturo Hernandez-Garcia, 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 alien's birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, if applicable, the total number 
of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of 
the alien's birth under section 202(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
    (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain 
Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Arturo 
Hernandez-Garcia shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded 
any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
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