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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 27, 2025
This bill provides for the relief of Diego Montoya Bedoya.
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Rescom. Hernández, Pablo [D-PR-At Large] · D–PR
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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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-27 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would give Diego Montoya Bedoya a special path to permanent permission to live in the United States. He would need to apply and pay the required fees within two years after enactment. It would also protect him from removal or denial of admission or permanent residence based on grounds already recorded by specified federal agencies when the bill becomes law.
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
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.
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.
Section 1(a) would make Bedoya eligible to receive an immigrant visa or change his immigration status to permanent resident upon applying, despite Immigration and Nationality Act section 201(a) and (b). It would establish eligibility rather than automatically grant permanent residence.
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.
If Bedoya enters the United States before the application deadline, the proposal would treat him as having entered and remained lawfully. If otherwise eligible, he would be eligible as of enactment to change his status to permanent resident under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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.
The proposal would prevent removal, denial of admission, or denial of permanent-residence eligibility based on grounds recorded by the Department of Homeland Security or the State Department’s Visa Office at enactment, despite the cited immigration-law provisions. The Secretary of Homeland Security would have to cancel outstanding removal or deportation orders and findings barring admission or allowing deportation based on those grounds.
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.
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).
Eligibility under subsections (a) and (b) would require an application and the appropriate fees within two years after enactment. The deadline expressly applies to those two subsections; it does not state an expiration date for subsection (c)’s protections against removal and denial of admission.
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.
If Bedoya receives an immigrant visa or permanent residence, the Secretary of State would have to direct a reduction of one immigrant visa available to people born in his birth country. The reduction would occur in the current or next fiscal year under section 203(a), or section 202(e) if applicable.
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)).
Bedoya’s biological parents, brothers, and sisters would receive no immigration right, privilege, or status based on their relationship to him. This restriction is tied to that family relationship.
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.
For compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, a federal budget-accounting law, section 2 would use the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this bill to determine its budgetary effects. That statement must have been submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the House Budget Committee chair before the passage vote.
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.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated September 8, 2026, records introduction in the House on February 27, 2025, and referral that day to the Judiciary and Budget Committees for provisions within their respective jurisdictions.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-08T19:31:27Z.
2025-02-27: Introduced in House
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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Diego Montoya Bedoya is the named beneficiary of special eligibility for an immigrant visa or permanent residence despite section 201(a) and (b), subject to applying with the appropriate fees within two years after enactment.
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.
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.
Bedoya would also receive a personal exemption from removal, denial of admission, and permanent-residence ineligibility based on grounds recorded by the specified agencies at enactment, together with cancellation of outstanding orders and findings based on those grounds.
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.
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).
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