For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar.

Bill: 117-hr-680
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2021-02-01
Subjects: Private Legislation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-05
text: Became Private Law No: 117-3.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: Provides for the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar.

action_date: 2022-06-07
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p>This bill provides for the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar. </p>

action_date: 2022-12-21
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p>This bill provides for the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar. </p>

action_date: 2023-01-05
action_desc: Private Law
text: <p>This bill provides for the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar. </p>

tv_txt: V 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 680 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2021 Ms. Kuster introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar.

1. Permanent resident status for Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar shall each 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 or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, or Vandana Kurdekar enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or she 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 as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees 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 the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, 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 aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

tv_txt: VII Private Calendar No. 2 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 680 [Report No. 117–237] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2021 Ms. Kuster introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary February 1, 2022 Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary ; referred to the Private Calendar and ordered to be printed A BILL For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar.

1. Permanent resident status for Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar shall each 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 or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, or Vandana Kurdekar enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or she 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 as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees 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 the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, 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 aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

February 1, 2022 Referred to the Private Calendar and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: VIII 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 680 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8 (legislative day, June 7), 2022 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar.

1. Permanent resident status for Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar shall each 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 or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, or Vandana Kurdekar enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or she 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 as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees 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 the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, 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 aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: VII 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 680 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar.

1. Permanent resident status for Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar shall each 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 or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, or Vandana Kurdekar enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or she 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 as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees 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 the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, 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 aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: VII One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two H. R. 680 AN ACT For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar.

1. Permanent resident status for Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar shall each 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 or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, or Vandana Kurdekar enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he or she 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 as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees 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 the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 3, 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 aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.