Bill Details
HR.1763 - 119th Congress
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2025-02-27 - Referred to the Committee 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.
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2025-02-27
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This bill would give Diego Montoya Bedoya a special path to become a lawful permanent resident of the United States. It says he may apply for an immigrant visa or adjust his status to a green card holder even if normal immigration rules would otherwise block him. If he is in the United States before the bill’s filing deadline, he would be treated as having entered and stayed lawfully for this purpose. The bill also requires immigration officials to ignore certain past grounds that could make him removable or inadmissible, and to cancel any existing removal order or similar finding based on those grounds. He would need to file the required application and pay the fees within two years after the bill becomes law. If he is granted permanent status, the number of immigrant visas available for people from his birth country would be reduced by one. The bill also makes clear that his parents, brothers, and sisters do not receive any immigration benefit just because of their relationship to him.
- It creates a one-person immigration exception for Diego Montoya Bedoya so he can seek permanent resident status.
- Any current removal, deportation, or inadmissibility finding against him tied to the covered grounds would be canceled.
- He must submit the proper application and fees within 2 years of the bill becoming law.
- If he receives a visa or green card, the yearly visa numbers for people from his birth country would be reduced by 1, and his close family would not get immigration benefits from this bill.
Official Summaries
This bill provides for the relief of Diego Montoya Bedoya.Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1763 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1763
For the relief of Diego Montoya Bedoya.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 2025
Mr. Hernandez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee 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
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A BILL
For the relief of Diego Montoya Bedoya.
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 DIEGO MONTOYA BEDOYA.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Diego
Montoya Bedoya shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or
for adjustment of 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 (8 U.S.C. 1154) or for
adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.
(b) Adjustment of Status.--If Diego Montoya Bedoya enters the
United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (d),
he 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 (8 U.S.C. 1255) as
of the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Waiver of Grounds for Removal or Denial of Admission.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) (8
U.S.C. 1227(a)), Diego Montoya Bedoya may not be removed from
the United States, denied admission to the United States, or
considered ineligible for lawful permanent residence in the
United States by reason of any ground for removal or denial of
admission that is reflected in the records of the Department of
Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the Department of State
on the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Rescission of outstanding order of removal.--The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall rescind any outstanding
order of removal or deportation, or any finding of
inadmissibility or deportability, that has been entered against
Diego Montoya Bedoya by reason of any ground described in
paragraph (1).
(d) Deadline for Applicacion 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 enactment of
this Act.
(e) Reduction on Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Diego Montoya Bedoya, the
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1,
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 alien's birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, if applicable, the total number
of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of
the alien's birth under section 202(e) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(e)).
(f) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain
Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Diego Montoya
Bedoya shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any
right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
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