V 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2496 For the relief of Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez Santizo, and Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 13, 2021 Mr. MCGOVERN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez Santizo, and Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR LUCIO 3 ENRIQUE PEREZ ORTIZ, DORA GONZALEZ 4 SANTIZO, AND EDVIN ORIANY PEREZ GON- 5 ZALEZ. 6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 7 and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 8 Act, Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez Santizo, 9 and Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez shall be eligible for 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:46 Apr 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2496.IH H2496 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2496 IH issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status 1 to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent resi- 2 dence upon filing an application for issuance of an immi- 3 grant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment 4 of status to lawful permanent resident. 5 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Notwithstanding 6 subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration 7 and Nationality Act, if Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora 8 Gonzalez Santizo, or Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez enters 9 the United States before the filing deadline specified in 10 subsection (c), he or she shall be considered to have en- 11 tered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, 12 be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of 13 the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the 14 enactment of this Act. 15 (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL 16 OF ADMISSION.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 18 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation- 19 ality Act, Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez 20 Santizo, and Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez may not 21 be removed from the United States, denied admis- 22 sion to the United States, or considered ineligible for 23 lawful permanent residence in the United States by 24 reason of any ground for removal or denial of admis- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:46 Apr 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2496.IH H2496 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2496 IH sion that is reflected in the records of the Depart- 1 ment of Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the 2 Department of State on the date of the enactment 3 of this Act. 4 (2) RECESSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF 5 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 6 shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de- 7 portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de- 8 portability, that has been entered against Lucio 9 Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez Santizo, or 10 Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez by reason of any 11 ground described in paragraph (1). 12 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 13 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap- 14 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica- 15 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 16 within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 17 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 18 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res- 19 idence to Lucio Enrique Perez Ortiz, Dora Gonzalez 20 Santizo, and Edvin Oriany Perez Gonzalez, the Secretary 21 of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, 22 during the current or next following fiscal year, the total 23 number of immigrant visas that are made available to na- 24 tives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:46 Apr 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2496.IH H2496 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 2496 IH 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if appli- 1 cable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made 2 available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth 3 under section 202(e) of such Act. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:46 Apr 14, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2496.IH H2496 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS