H.R. 261 · 109th Congress
To expand the class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status under section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by extending the deadline for classification petition and labor certification filings.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Introduced
- 2005-01-06
- Latest action
- 2005-03-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend to April 30, 2002, the deadline by which certain immigrant petitions or applications for labor certifications must be filed in order to allow beneficiaries of such petitions or applications to apply for adjustment of status.
Makes this Act retroactively applicable as if enacted as part of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (signed into law on December 21, 2000).