For the relief of Cesar Carlos Silva Rodriguez.

V 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 5798 For the relief of Cesar Carlos Silva Rodriguez. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 6, 2020 Mr. HORSFORD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL For the relief of Cesar Carlos Silva Rodriguez. 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 CESAR 3 CARLOS SILVA RODRIGUEZ. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 5 and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 6 Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Cesar Carlos Silva Rodriguez shall 7 be eligible for the issuance of an immigrant visa or for 8 adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted 9 for permanent residence upon filing an application for 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Feb 07, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5798.IH H5798 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 5798 IH issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of that 1 Act (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for adjustment of status to lawful 2 permanent resident. 3 (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Cesar Carlos Silva 4 Rodriguez enters the United States before the filing dead- 5 line specified in subsection (c), Cesar Carlos Silva Rodri- 6 guez shall be considered to have entered and remained 7 lawfully and shall be eligible for adjustment of status 8 under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 9 (8 U.S.C. 1255) as of the date of the enactment of this 10 Act. 11 (c) APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF FEES.—Sub- 12 sections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for 13 issuance of immigrant visas or the application for adjust- 14 ment of status are filed with appropriate fees within two 15 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 16 (d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBERS.— 17 Upon the granting of immigrant visas or permanent resi- 18 dence to Cesar Carlos Silva Rodriguez, the Secretary of 19 State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by one, 20 during the current or next following fiscal year— 21 (1) the total number of immigrant visas that 22 are made available to natives of the country of birth 23 of Cesar Carlos Silva Rodriguez under section 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Feb 07, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5798.IH H5798 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 5798 IH 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 1 U.S.C. 1153(a)); or 2 (2) if applicable, the total number of immigrant 3 visas that are made available to natives of the coun- 4 try of birth of Cesar Carlos Silva Rodriguez under 5 section 202(e) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)). 6 (e) PAYGO.—The budgetary effects of this Act, for 7 the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You- 8 Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the 9 latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 10 Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 11 Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate 12 Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been 13 submitted prior to the vote on passage. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:02 Feb 07, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5798.IH H5798 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS