For the relief of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia.

V 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1703 For the relief of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 12, 2019 Mr. PERLMUTTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia. 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 ARTURO 3 HERNANDEZ-GARCIA. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 5 and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 6 Act, Arturo Hernandez-Garcia shall be eligible for issu- 7 ance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to 8 that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence 9 upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant 10 visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of 11 status to lawful permanent resident. 12 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:16 Mar 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1703.IH H1703 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1703 IH (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Arturo Her- 1 nandez-Garcia enters the United States before the filing 2 deadline specified in subsection (c), he shall be considered 3 to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if other- 4 wise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under 5 section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of 6 the date of the enactment of this Act. 7 (c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 8 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap- 9 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica- 10 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 11 within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 12 (d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 13 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res- 14 idence to Arturo Hernandez-Garcia, the Secretary of State 15 shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the 16 current or next following fiscal year, the total number of 17 immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the 18 country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the 19 Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the 20 total number of immigrant visas that are made available 21 to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 22 202(e) of such Act. 23 (e) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION 24 TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:16 Mar 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1703.IH H1703 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1703 IH parents, brothers, and sisters of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia 1 shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any 2 right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Na- 3 tionality Act. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:16 Mar 13, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1703.IH H1703 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS