# Plain Language Summary of H.R. 6325

This is a special bill designed to help one specific person—Melecio Andazola-Morales—become a permanent resident of the United States. Normally, immigration law has strict rules about who can become a permanent resident and in what order people can apply. This bill essentially creates an exception to those rules just for this individual, allowing him to bypass the usual waiting lists and requirements that typically apply to immigrants.

Here's what the bill actually does: It gives Melecio Andazola-Morales the ability to apply for permanent residency (also called a green card) without following the normal immigration procedures. If he files his application within two years of this bill becoming law and pays the required fees, he'll be considered to have entered the country legally, even if he didn't originally. This is significant because normally, if someone enters the country illegally or overstays a visa, they can't simply apply for permanent residency—they'd have to leave and go through a much more complicated process.

The bill does include a couple of safeguards to prevent it from becoming a loophole for others. First, once Melecio gets his permanent residency, the government will reduce the number of immigrant visas available to people from his birth country by one, so it's not adding an extra person to the total immigration numbers. Second, his parents, brothers, and sisters won't get any special immigration benefits just because they're related to him—they'd have to go through the normal immigration process like everyone else. This type of bill is called "private legislation" because it applies to just one individual rather than creating a general rule for everyone.

For the relief of Melecio Andazola-Morales.

Perlmutter, Ed

Provides for the relief of Melecio Andazola-Morales.