Bill Details
HR.1445 - 119th Congress
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2025-02-18 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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2025-02-18
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This bill would give two named people, Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk, a special chance to become lawful permanent residents of the United States. It lets them apply for immigrant visas or for a change to permanent resident status even if normal immigration rules would not allow it. If they entered the United States before the bill’s deadline, they would be treated as having entered and stayed legally for this purpose. They must apply and pay the required fees within 2 years after the bill becomes law. If they receive green cards, the government would lower the number of immigrant visas available for people from their country by two. The bill also makes clear that their close family members do not get any immigration benefit just because of their relationship to them.
- It applies only to Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk.
- They may apply for an immigrant visa or adjust status to lawful permanent resident, even if normal immigration limits would block them.
- They must file the applications with the proper fees within 2 years after the bill is enacted.
- If they are granted permanent status, the total number of immigrant visas available for people from their birth country would be reduced by 2.
Official Summaries
This bill provides for the relief of Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk.Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1445 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1445
For the relief of Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 18, 2025
Mr. Davis of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
For the relief of Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR RUSLANA MELNYK AND VIKAS
TOMAR.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo
Gnatyuk shall each be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for
adjustment of the status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an
immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of
status to lawful permanent resident.
(b) Adjustment of Status.--If Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk
enter the United States before the filing deadline specific in
subsection (c), he or she shall be considered to have entered and
remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for
adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a)
and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an
immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed
with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Ruslana Melnyk and Mykhaylo
Gnatyuk the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to
reduce by 2, during the current or next following fiscal year, the
total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of
the country of the aliens' birth under section 203(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of
the aliens' birth under section 202(e) of such Act.
(e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain
Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Ruslana
Melnyk and Mykhaylo Gnatyuk shall not, by virtue of such relationship,
be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and
Nationality Act.
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