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S. 2942

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2942, a bill for the relief of Valent Kolami, was introduced in the Senate on Sep 30, 2025 by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Sep 30, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 2942 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb2942/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2942 IS: For the relief of Valent Kolami.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-09-30
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-30
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill for the relief of Valent Kolami.

Sponsors

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) sponsors S. 2942 alone.

Committees

S. 2942 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Sep 30, 2025

Actions

S. 2942 has taken 2 actions since Sep 30, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 30, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Sep 30, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2942 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2942 goes by 2 titles.

  • A bill for the relief of Valent Kolami. — Official Title as Introduced
  • A bill for the relief of Valent Kolami. — Display Title

Classification

The Congressional Research Service gives S. 2942 1 legislative subject.

Legislative Subjects

S. 2942 carries 1 of CRS’s legislative subject: Private Legislation.

s2942/subjects.txt
Private Legislation

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com