Congress grants permanent residency to single named individual
H.R. 10404 — For the relief of Sindy Gualdina Rodriguez-Fernandez. · Filed by Seth Moulton (D-MA) · Introduced Sep 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill grants permanent resident status to a specific individual, Sindy Gualdina Rodriguez-Fernandez, by waiving standard immigration caps and eligibility rules. She may apply for a green card within 2 years, and any prior deportation orders or inadmissibility findings against her are rescinded. Her family members receive no immigration benefits from her status.
Why we flagged it
This is a classic private relief bill—a narrow legislative act granting immigration status to a single named individual. Such bills are routine in Congress and operate outside the normal visa allocation system by explicit statutory authority.
What the text implies
- The bill rescind any outstanding removal or deportation order, meaning if Rodriguez-Fernandez had been ordered deported, that order is nullified retroactively by this enactment.
- The visa number reduction (subsection e) ensures no net increase in total immigration—one visa slot is deducted from the country-of-birth allocation, maintaining the statutory cap.
- The explicit denial of preferential treatment to natural parents, siblings, and brothers (subsection f) prevents the individual's permanent residence from triggering chain-migration pathways for relatives.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Private relief bills granting permanent residence to individuals are routine legislative acts that resolve specific hardship cases. The bill imposes no cost on ordinary citizens and operates within Congress's constitutional authority over immigration. The explicit bar on family members receiving derivative benefits prevents chain migration and protects the integrity of the visa allocation system.
Named in the bill
Sindy Gualdina Rodriguez-Fernandez, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, House Committee on the Judiciary, Rep. Seth Moulton (sponsor)
Where it stands
- Sep 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 15, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,423 characters) on Sep 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-21.
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