For the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, and Ana Lucia Bueso Barrera.

VIII 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 4225 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES DECEMBER 9, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT For the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, and Ana Lucia Bueso Barrera. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Dec 10, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4225.RFS H4225 tkelley on DSKBCP9HB2PROD with BILLS 2 HR 4225 RFS SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR MARIA 1 ISABEL BUESO BARRERA, ALBERTO BUESO 2 MENDOZA, AND KARLA MARIA BARRERA DE 3 BUESO. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 5 and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 6 Act, Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, 7 and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso shall each be eligible 8 for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of 9 status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 10 residence upon filing an application for issuance of an im- 11 migrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjust- 12 ment of status to lawful permanent resident. 13 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Maria Isabel 14 Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, or Karla Maria 15 Barrera De Bueso enters the United States before the fil- 16 ing deadline specified in subsection (d), he or she shall 17 be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and 18 shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of 19 status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nation- 20 ality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 21 (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL 22 OF ADMISSION.— 23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 24 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation- 25 ality Act, Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Dec 10, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4225.RFS H4225 tkelley on DSKBCP9HB2PROD with BILLS 3 HR 4225 RFS Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso 1 may not be removed from the United States, denied 2 admission to the United States, or considered ineli- 3 gible for lawful permanent residence in the United 4 States by reason of any ground for removal or denial 5 of admission that is reflected in the records of the 6 Department of Homeland Security or the Visa Office 7 of the Department of State on the date of the enact- 8 ment of this Act. 9 (2) RESCISSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF 10 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 11 shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de- 12 portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de- 13 portability, that has been entered against Maria Isa- 14 bel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, or 15 Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso by reason of any 16 ground described in paragraph (1). 17 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 18 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap- 19 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica- 20 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 21 within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 22 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 23 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res- 24 idence to Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Dec 10, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4225.RFS H4225 tkelley on DSKBCP9HB2PROD with BILLS 4 HR 4225 RFS Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, the Sec- 1 retary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce 2 by 3, during the current or next following fiscal year, the 3 total number of immigrant visas that are made available 4 to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 5 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if appli- 6 cable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made 7 available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth 8 under section 202(e) of such Act. 9 (f) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREAT- 10 MENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural parents, 11 brothers, and sisters of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, 12 Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De 13 Bueso shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded 14 any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and 15 Nationality Act. 16 SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 17 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 18 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 19 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 20 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 21 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 22 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro- 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Dec 10, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4225.RFS H4225 tkelley on DSKBCP9HB2PROD with BILLS 5 HR 4225 RFS vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 1 vote on passage. 2 Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 2020. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:55 Dec 10, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4225.RFS H4225 tkelley on DSKBCP9HB2PROD with BILLS