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A bill for the relief of Valent Kolami.

For the relief of Valent Kolami.

Introduced Sep 30, 2025

Latest action (Sep 30, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Issues
Immigration
Legislative subjects (1)
Private Legislation

Summary
  • Authorizes Valent Kolami to be eligible for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident, exempt from standard immigration quotas and numerical limitations.
  • If Kolami enters the United States before the application deadline, they will be considered to have entered and remained in the country lawfully and may apply for status adjustment.
  • Kolami must file an application for permanent resident status or immigrant visa within 2 years of the bill's enactment and pay applicable fees.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Richard Blumenthal’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $9,500
  • FREEPOINT COMMODITIES LLC $6,600
  • ALIX PARTNERS $6,600
  • PALANTIR $6,600
  • KRUX INC. $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Richard Blumenthal → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Sep 30, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
  2. Sep 30, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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  • HR 6073 — For the relief of Maria Merida de Macario. (shares 1 subject)
  • HR 5991 — For the relief of Ingrid Encalada Latorre. (shares 1 subject)
  • HR 5418 — For the relief of Blanca Martinez. (shares 1 subject)
  • HR 5294 — For the relief of Miguel Lopez Luvian. (shares 1 subject)
  • HR 4778 — For the relief of Jeanette Vizguerra-Ramirez. (shares 1 subject)
  • HR 3896 — For the relief of Luisa Mariana Sifuentes Arbirio. (shares 1 subject)
  • HR 3895 — For the relief of Ivana Alexandra Sifuentes Arbirio. (shares 1 subject)
  • HR 3794 — For the relief of Juana Maria Flores. (shares 1 subject)

Similar bills (6)

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  • HR 7339 — For the relief of Dr. Yue-Cheng Yang. · Introduced Feb 3, 2026 · Cong. 119 65%
  • HR 5418 — For the relief of Blanca Martinez. · Introduced Sep 16, 2025 · Cong. 119 59%
  • HR 9479 — Remigration Act · Introduced Jun 25, 2026 · Cong. 119 58%
  • HR 7639 — For the relief of Roberto Carlos Lopez. · Introduced Feb 20, 2026 · Cong. 119 58%
  • HR 6073 — For the relief of Maria Merida de Macario. · Introduced Nov 17, 2025 · Cong. 119 57%
  • HR 6118 — Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act · Introduced Nov 18, 2025 · Cong. 119 57%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in Senate · Sep 30, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 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. <all>

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