A bill for the relief of Joseph Gabra and Sharon Kamel.

Bill: 115-s-556
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2017-03-07
Subjects: Private Legislation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1643)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: Provides for the relief of Joseph Gabra and Sharon Kamel.

tv_txt: VI 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 556 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 7, 2017 Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Joseph Gabra and Sharon Kamel.

1. Permanent resident status for Joseph Gabra and Sharon Kamel (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151 ), Joseph Gabra and Sharon Kamel 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 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 Joseph Gabra or Sharon Kamel enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Joseph Gabra or Sharon Kamel shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully in the United States and shall 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) Application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the applications for the issuance of immigrant visas or the applications for adjustment of status are filed with appropriate fees not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa numbers Upon the granting of immigrant visas or permanent residence to Joseph Gabra and Sharon Kamel, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by two, during the current or next following fiscal year— (1) the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Joseph Gabra and Sharon Kamel under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(a) ); or (2) if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Joseph Gabra and Sharon Kamel under section 202(e) of that Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1152(e) ). (e) 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.