,v  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #deci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bf1        
#bjai,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,=
 ! relief ( ,alirio ,palacios ,gamez1   
,hilda ,v]onica ,ramirez ,m5dez1 &      
,jayro ,ivan ,ju>ez ,ramirez4  #a4      
,p]man5t resid5t /atus = ,alirio        
,palacios ,gamez1 ,hilda ,v]onica       
,ramirez ,m5dez1 & ,jayro ,ivan ,ju>ez  
,ramirez  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+         
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 ( section #bja ( !
 ,immigration & ,nationality ,act1      
,alirio ,palacios ,gamez1 ,hilda        
,v]onica ,ramirez ,m5dez1 & ,jayro ,ivan
 ,ju>ez ,ramirez 7also kn[n z ,jayron   
,ivan ,ju>ez ,m5dez & z ,j>o ,ivan      
,ramirez ,m5dez7 %all ea* be eligible = 
issuance ( an immigrant visa or =       
adju/m5t ( /atus to t ( an ali5 lawfully
 admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce ^u fil+ an  
application = issuance ( an immigrant   
visa "u section #bjd ( su* ,act or =    

adju/m5t ( /atus to lawful p]man5t      
resid5t4  7b7 ,adju/m5t ( /atus ,if     
,alirio ,palacios ,gamez1 ,hilda        
,v]onica ,ramirez ,m5dez1 & ,jayro ,ivan
 ,ju>ez ,ramirez 7also kn[n z ,jayron   
,ivan ,ju>ez ,m5dez & z ,j>o ,ivan      
,ramirez ,m5dez7 ent]s ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
be=e ! fil+ deadl9e specifi$ 9          
subsection 7c71 ea* su* nam$ individual 
%all be consid]$ to h ent]$ & rema9$    
lawfully & %all1 if o!rwise eligible1 be
 eligible = adju/m5t ( /atus "u section 
#bde ( ! ,immigration & ,nationality    
,act z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4
  7c7 ,waiv] ( gr\nds = removal or d5ial
 ( admission  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+    
sections #bab7;a7 & #bcg7;a7 ( !        
,immigration & ,nationality ,act1       
,alirio ,palacios ,gamez1 ,hilda        
,v]onica ,ramirez ,m5dez1 & ,jayro ,ivan
 ,ju>ez ,ramirez 7also kn[n z ,jayron   
,ivan ,ju>ez ,m5dez & z ,j>o ,ivan      
,ramirez ,m5dez7 may n be remov$ f !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 d5i$ admission to !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 or consid]$ ineligible = 

lawful p]man5t resid5ce 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates by reason ( any gr\nd = removal  
or d5ial ( admission t is reflect$ 9 !  
records ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&         
,security or ! ,visa ,(fice ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate on ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,recession ( out/&+  
ord] ( removal ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&   
,security %all resc9d any out/&+ ord] ( 
removal or deportation1 or any f9d+ (   
inadmissibility or deportability1 t has 
be5 ent]$ aga9/ ,alirio ,palacios       
,gamez1 ,hilda ,v]onica ,ramirez ,m5dez1
 or ,jayro ,ivan ,ju>ez ,ramirez 7also  
kn[n z ,jayron ,ivan ,ju>ez ,m5dez & z  
,j>o ,ivan ,ramirez ,m5dez7 by reason ( 
any gr\nd describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7d7
 ,deadl9e = application & paym5t ( fees 
,subsections 7a7 & 7b7 %all apply only  
if ! application = issuance ( an        
immigrant visa or ! application =       
adju/m5t ( /atus is fil$ ) appropriate  
fees )9 #b ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act4  7e7 ,r$uction ( immigrant 
visa numb] ,^u ! grant+ ( an immigrant  

visa or p]man5t resid5ce to ea* (       
,alirio ,palacios ,gamez1 ,hilda        
,v]onica ,ramirez ,m5dez1 & ,jayro ,ivan
 ,ju>ez ,ramirez 7also kn[n z ,jayron   
,ivan ,ju>ez ,m5dez & z ,j>o ,ivan      
,ramirez ,m5dez71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate   
%all in/ruct ! prop] (fic] to r$uce by  
#a1 dur+ ! curr5t or next foll[+ fiscal 
ye>1 ! total numb] ( immigrant visas t  
are made available to natives ( ! c\ntry
 ( ! ali5's bir? "u section #bjc7;a7 ( !
 ,immigration & ,nationality ,act or1 if
 applicable1 ! total numb] ( immigrant  
visas t are made available to natives ( 
! c\ntry ( ! ali5's bir? "u section     
#bjb7;e7 ( su* ,act4  7f7 ,d5ial (      
pref]5tial immigration treatm5t = c]ta9 
relatives ,! natural p>5ts1 bro!rs1 &   
si/]s ( ,alirio ,palacios ,gamez1 ,hilda
 ,v]onica ,ramirez ,m5dez1 & ,jayro     
,ivan ,ju>ez ,ramirez 7also kn[n z      
,jayron ,ivan ,ju>ez ,m5dez & z ,j>o    
,ivan ,ramirez ,m5dez7 %all n1 by virtue
 ( su* relation%ip1 be accord$ any "r1  
privilege1 or /atus "u ! ,immigration & 

,nationality ,act4