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 considerati…
This private bill would allow Diego Montoya Bedoya to apply for an immigrant visa or adjust to lawful permanent resident status despite normally applicable INA provisions. It waives grounds for removal or inadmissibility, directs rescission of any outstanding removal orders, requires filing within two years, reduces the country visa cap by one, and bars his parents, brothers, and sisters from receiving family-preference benefits.
Liberals emphasize humanitarian relief and correcting injustice
Narrow, nonfiscal single-case bills often clear committee and floor under routine procedures, though some Members object to private bills.
This private bill would allow Diego Montoya Bedoya to apply for an immigrant visa or adjust to lawful permanent resident status despite normally applicable INA provisions.
It waives grounds for removal or inadmissibility, directs rescission of any outstanding removal orders, requires filing within two years, reduces the country visa cap by one, and bars his parents, brothers, and sisters from receiving family-preference benefits.
The bill also requires a PAYGO budgetary statement for compliance purposes.
Content is narrow and low-cost, aiding House prospects, but customary Senate procedural obstacles and precedence concerns reduce overall chance.
How solid the drafting looks.
Liberals emphasize humanitarian relief and correcting injustice
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Liberals emphasize humanitarian relief and correcting injustice
Likely sympathetic to individualized relief for an immigrant, seeing this as correcting a hardship or injustice.
Concerned about lack of public case details and assurance this isn’t granting impunity for serious criminal conduct.
Views this as a narrowly targeted private relief measure that may be reasonable if well-justified.
Wants procedural transparency, fiscal accounting, and assurance it won’t undercut immigration law or public safety.
Likely opposed because it carves out an exception to statutory immigration rules and waives inadmissibility and removal grounds.
Sees risk to rule of law and potential encouragement of case-by-case legislative interventions.
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Content is narrow and low-cost, aiding House prospects, but customary Senate procedural obstacles and precedence concerns reduce overall chance.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals emphasize humanitarian relief and correcting injustice
Content is narrow and low-cost, aiding House prospects, but customary Senate procedural obstacles and precedence concerns reduce overall ch…
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