S.729 - Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009

A bill 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. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Short: DREAM Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill 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. as introduced.

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Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups

Name Amount Received Vote On Passage
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] $3,419,747
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $3,139,009
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $2,718,542
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO] $2,445,630
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $1,634,058
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH] $1,183,539
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA] $1,113,428
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL] $1,065,855
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL] $843,900
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO] $780,045
 
Rep. William Owens [D, NY-23] $956,325
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] $681,827
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7] $669,147
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9] $511,231
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5] $509,657
Rep. James Himes [D, CT-4] $502,981
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13] $419,541
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14] $410,330
Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6] $403,783
Rep. Ted Deutch [D, FL-19] $400,431

Specific Organizations Supporting S.729

  • Asian American Institutue
  • Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
  • AFL-CIO
  • American Federation of Teachers
  • American Jewish Committee
  • Anti-Defamation League
  • Center for Community Change
  • Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
  • Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
  • People For the American Way
  • Macy's Inc.
  • Morgan Stanley
  • News Corporation
  • WL Ross & Co. LLC
  • Tishman Speyer
  • American Express Company
  • Pfizer
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • National Grid
  • Deutsche Bank Americas
  • Boston Properties
  • Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
  • Con Edison
  • Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide
  • Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
  • National Council of La Raza
  • Asian American Justice Center
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • National Immigration Law Center
  • National Immigration Forum
  • The League of United Latin American Citizens
  • The College Board
  • Latino Policy Forum
  • Asian Law Caucus
  • Service Employees International Union
  • National Korean American Service & Education Consortium
  • Microsoft
  • United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
  • citi bank

Specific Organizations Opposing S.729

  • Federation for American Immigration Reform
  • Progressives for Immigration Reform
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