For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar.
This bill grants permanent resident status (a green card) to three specific individuals - Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar - by waiving standard immigration requirements. It allows them to apply for permanent residence within two years of the bill's enactment, with their status retroactive to the law's effective date if they entered the U.S. before the deadline. The bill also requires a reduction of three immigrant visas in the Kurdekar family's country of origin during the current or next fiscal year and prohibits their relatives (parents, siblings) from receiving special immigration benefits. This is a private law, not a general policy change, affecting only the named individuals and their direct immigration process.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Dec 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Dec 2022
Signed into Law
Jan 2023
Introduced Feb 1, 2021
Signed Jan 5, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Jan 5, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Dec 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9738)
upper
Dec 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Dec 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Jun 8, 2022
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Jun 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H5238)
lower
Jun 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-237.
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Sep 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Discharged.
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ann M. Kuster
DDemocratic
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HR 680
Scope: US
Hi! I can help you understand HR 680. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline