A bill for the relief of Robert Liang and Alice Liang.

Bill: 113-s-588
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2013-03-18
Policy area: Private Legislation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-03-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1898)

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: Provides for the relief of Robert Liang and Alice Liang.

tv_txt: VI 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 588 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 18, 2013 Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Robert Liang and Alice Liang.

1. Adjustment of status (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any order, for the purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), Robert Liang and Alice Liang shall be deemed to have been lawfully admitted to, and remained in, the United States, and shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 ). (b) Application and payment of fees Subsection (a) shall apply only if the applications for issuance of immigrant visas or the applications for adjustment of status are 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 immigrant visas to Robert Liang and Alice Liang, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 2, during the current or subsequent fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Robert Liang and Alice Liang 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 birth of Robert Liang and Alice Liang under section 202(e) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)). (d) PAYGO 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 Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.