,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #b1 #bjbc,mr4    
,espaillat 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro (    
,texas1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1   
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,b[man1 ,ms4       
,tokuda1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,payne1  
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,g>ca (  
,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,*]filus-,mc,cormick1   
,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4     
,crd5as1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,titus1    
,ms4 ,om>1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4  
,takano1 & ,ms4 ,lee ( ,p5nsylvania7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,immigration & ,nationality  
,act to alt] ! def9ition ( conviction1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,fair              
,adjudications = ,immigrants ,act4  #b4 
,expungem5t & s5t5c+  7a7 ,def9ition (  
conviction  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section      
#aja7;a77#dh7 ( ! ,immigration &        
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaja7;a77#dh77 is am5d$ to read z      

foll[s3  7#dh7  7,a7 ,! t]m conviction  
means a =mal judgm5t ( guilt ent]$ by a 
c\rt4  7,b7 ,! foll[+ may n be consid]$ 
a conviction = purposes ( ?is ,act3  7i7
 ,an adjudication or judgm5t ( guilt t  
has be5 dismiss$1 expung$1 def]r$1      
annull$1 invalidat$1 )held1 vacat$1 or  
p>don$ f$]ally or by a ,/ate or         
locality1 includ+ by ! ,presid5t ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates or by a p]son or ag5cy    
au?oriz$ by ,/ate law to grant su*      
p>don4  7ii7 ,any adjudication 9 :i* !  
c\rt has issu$--  7,i7 a judicial       
recomm5dation aga9/ removal2  7,,ii7 an 
ord] ( probation )\t entry ( judgm5t2 or
  7,,iii7 any simil> disposition4  7iii7
 ,a judgm5t t is on appeal or is )9 ! "t
 to file direct appeal4  7,c7  7i7      
,unless o!rwise provid$1 ) respect to an
 (f5se1 any ref]5ce to a t]m (          
imprisonm5t or a s5t5ce is consid]$ to  
include only ! p]iod ( inc>c]ation ord]$
 by a c\rt4  7ii7 ,any su* ref]5ce %all 
be consid]$ to exclude any portion ( a  
s5t5ce ( :i* ! imposition or execution 0

 susp5d$4  4  7#b7 ,retroactive         
applicability ,! am5dm5t made by ?is    
subsection %all apply ) respect to any  
conviction1 adjudication1 or judgm5t    
ent]$ be=e1 on1 or aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,judicial     
recomm5dation aga9/ removal ,! gr\nds ( 
inadmissibility & deportability "u      
sections #bab7;a77#b7 & #bcg7;a77#b7 ( !
 ,immigration & ,nationality ,act 7#h   
,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;a77#b7 & #abbg7;a77#b77
 %all n apply to an ali5 ) a crim9al    
conviction if1 aft] hav+ provid$ notice 
& an opportunity to respond to !        
prosecut+ au?orities1 ! s5t5c+ c\rt     
issues a recomm5dation to ! ,secret>y t 
! ali5 n be remov$ on ! basis ( !       
conviction4