I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1511 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2023 Ms. Lofgren (for herself, Mrs. Torres of California , Ms. Meng , Mr. Correa , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. García of Illinois , Mr. Cárdenas , Ms. Norton , Mr. Sherman , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Gomez , Mr. Nadler , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Sánchez , Ms. Ross , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Payne , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Lieu , Ms. Bush , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Lee of California , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Salinas , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Omar , Mr. Soto , Ms. Jacobs , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Trone , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Ms. Chu , Mr. Bowman , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Scanlon , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mrs. Ramirez , Ms. Kamlager-Dove , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Robert Garcia of California , Ms. Tokuda , and Mr. Casar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to render available to certain long-term residents of the United States the benefit under that section.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 . 2. Registry (a) In general Section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1259 ) is amended— (1) in the section header, by striking entered the united states prior to July 1, 1924 or January 1, 1972 ; and inserting are long-term residents of the united states ; and (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) entered the United States at least 7 years before the application date; . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.