Bill Details
S.716 - 119th Congress
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2025-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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2025-02-25
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This bill would give lawful permanent resident status to a named person, Vichai Sae Tung, also known as Chai Chaowasaree, as of the date the bill becomes law, if the required visa fees are paid. In simple terms, it would make this person legally recognized as a permanent resident of the United States. The bill also says that, after this status is granted, the government must reduce the number of immigrant visas available for people from the person’s country of birth by one.
- The bill applies only to one individual: Vichai Sae Tung, also known by the name Chai Chaowasaree.
- It treats that person as if he had been lawfully admitted to the United States as a permanent resident on the day the law takes effect.
- This change would happen only after the required visa fees are paid.
- To keep the overall visa count unchanged, the State Department would reduce by one the number of immigrant visas available to natives of the person’s country of birth in the current or next fiscal year.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 716 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 716
For the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 25, 2025
Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Schatz) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
For the relief of Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree).
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE STATUS FOR VICHAI SAE TUNG.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et
seq.), Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree) shall be held
and considered to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for
permanent residence as of the date of the enactment of this Act upon
payment of the required visa fees.
(b) Reduction of Number of Available Visas.--Upon the granting of
permanent residence to Vichai Sae Tung (also known as Chai Chaowasaree)
pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall instruct the
proper officer to reduce by one, during the current or subsequent
fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas 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)).
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