American Dream Act

To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.

3/1/2007--Introduced.
American Dream Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on state residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such state residence. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who:
(1) entered the United States before his or her sixteenth birthday, and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding enactment of this Act;
(2) is a person of good moral character;
(3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; and
(4) at the time of application, has been admitted to an institution of higher education, or has earned a high school or equivalent diploma. Sets forth the conditions for conditional permanent resident status. Authorizes an alien who has satisfied the appropriate requirements prior to enactment of this Act to petition the Secretary for conditional permanent resident status. Sets forth requirements respecting:
(1) exclusive jurisdiction;
(2) confidentiality;
(3) fee prohibitions;
(4) higher education assistance; and
(5) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report respecting the number of aliens adjusted under this Act.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
• and 86 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
  • Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
  • Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
  • Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11]
  • Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0]
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
  • Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
  • Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
  • Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21]
  • Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R, FL-25]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
  • Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Paul Gillmor [R, OH-5]
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D, IL-4]
  • Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
  • Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
  • Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
  • Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
  • Rep. Tom Lantos [D, CA-12]
  • Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17]
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
  • Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
  • Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27]
  • Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
  • Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
  • Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29]
  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Mark Udall [D, CO-2]
  • Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D, NY-12]
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
  • Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
  • Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
  • Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
  • Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 2 more
  • House Education and Labor
  • House Education and Labor
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1275

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 01, 2007

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• Jun 05, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
• Mar 01, 2007: Referred to House Education and Labor
• Mar 01, 2007: Referred to House Judiciary
• Mar 01, 2007: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Introduced on Mar 01, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.1221
• S.774
• S.2205

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• Immigration
• Administrative fees
• Administrative procedure
• Administrative remedies
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• Budgets
• Children
• Confidential communications
• Congress
• Congressional investigations
• Department of Homeland Security
• Deportation
• Education
• Executive departments
• Federal aid to education
• Higher education
• Illegal aliens
• Immigrant education
• Law
• Naturalization
• Residence requirements
• Scholarships
• Student loan funds
• Students

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March 17, 2008 Looking at Lincoln Diaz Balart: The One Trick Pony by Geniusofdespair

Howard Berman and I introduced, HR 1275, the American Dream Act. The bill seeks to restore the States’ rights to determine residency requirements for higher education benefits – giving states the option to provide in-state tuition. ...

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January 22, 2008 What the Dream Act Will Do For Undocumented Students

It is HR 1275 in the House. 2. Points to make with Congress: This is not just an immigration bill. It is about children and youth and education and enabling them to become useful citizens. It is about children and young people, ...

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