A bill for the relief of Valent Kolami.

Bill: 119-s-2942
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2025-09-30
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: VI 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2942 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 30, 2025 Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Valent Kolami.

1. Permanent resident status for Valent Kolami (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151 ), Valent Kolami 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. (b) Adjustment of status If Valent Kolami enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Valent Kolami shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully in the United States and shall 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 the enactment of this Act. (c) Application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for the issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) PAYGO 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 Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.