A bill for the relief of Hussein Bazzi.

Bill: 113-s-78
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
Introduced: 2013-01-23
Policy area: Private Legislation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-01-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: Provides for the relief of Hussein Bazzi.

tv_txt: VI 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 78 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2013 Mr. Levin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Hussein Bazzi.

1. Adjustment of status (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. ), Hussein Bazzi shall be deemed to have been lawfully admitted to, and remained in, the United States, and shall be eligible for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 ) upon filing an application for such adjustment of status. (b) Application and payment of fees Subsection (a) shall apply only if the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Reduction of immigrant visa numbers Upon the granting of permanent resident status to Hussein Bazzi, 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 birth of Hussein Bazzi under section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2) ).