Wei Jingsheng Freedom of Conscience Act - Declares a named individual to have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act upon payment of the required visa fee.
[106th Congress Private Law 14]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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Private Law 106-14
106th Congress
An Act
For the relief of Wei Jingsheng. <<NOTE: Nov. 22, 2000 - [S. 11]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Wei Jingsheng
Freedom of Conscience Act.>>
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENCE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Wei Jingsheng
Freedom of Conscience Act''.
(b) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.),
Wei Jingsheng 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 fee.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF AVAILABLE VISAS.
Upon the granting of permanent residence to Wei Jingsheng as
provided in this Act, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper
officer to reduce by one during the current 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)).
Approved November 22, 2000.
Received in the House.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims Discharged.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-955.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 106-955.
Placed on the Private Calendar, Calendar No. 18.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Called up from the Private Calendar for consideration.
Considered from the Private Calendar. (consideration: CR H11360)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H11360)
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H11360)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Private Law No: 106-14.
Became Private Law No: 106-14.
Enacted as Private Law 106-14
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