H.R. 1275 - American Dream Act
- Sponsor:
- Howard Berman
- Summary:
- This bill amends 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 status of those students who have entered the country as children and have been long-term U.S. residents. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
American Dream Act
H.R. 1275 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Keywords
- immigration, state residency
- Summary
- This bill amends 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 status of those students who have entered the country as children and have been long-term U.S. residents. (by CRS)
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- Title
- 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.
- Other Titles
- American Dream Act
- Sponsor
- Howard Berman
- Co-Sponsors
- Grace Napolitano
- Gwen Moore
- Edward Markey
- Bob Filner
- Donna Christensen
- Sheila Jackson-Lee
- Silvestre Reyes
- Dennis Kucinich
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Jerrold Nadler
- Raymond Green
- James McGovern
- Raul Grijalva
- Yvette Clarke
- Solomon Ortiz
- Nita Lowey
- Charles Rangel
- Eleanor Norton
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Gregory Meeks
- Sam Farr
- Alcee Hastings
- Kathy Castor
- Keith Ellison
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
- Jesse Jackson
- Michael Capuano
- Adam Smith
- Adam Schiff
- Anna Eshoo
- Gary Ackerman
- Diane Watson
- Edolphus Towns
- Diana DeGette
- Hilda Solis
- Rush Holt
- Charles Gonzalez
- Mark Udall
- Linda Sánchez
- James McDermott
- Chaka Fattah
- David Wu
- Zoe Lofgren
- Tom Lantos
- André Carson
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- James Langevin
- Nydia Velázquez
- Robert Andrews
- Corrine Brown
- Neil Abercrombie
- Joseph Crowley
- Kendrick Meek
- Jane Harman
- Lynn Woolsey
- Steven Rothman
- Barbara Lee
- Anthony Weiner
- Al Green
- Carolyn Maloney
- Janice Schakowsky
- José Serrano
- Xavier Becerra
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart
- Mazie Hirono
- Rick Larsen
- Joe Baca
- Albio Sires
- David Price
- John Sarbanes
- Michael Honda
- Susan Davis
- Edward Pastor
- Elijah Cummings
- Earl Blumenauer
- Albert Wynn
- Paul Gillmor
- Shelley Berkley
- John Olver
- Luis Gutiérrez
- Lois Capps
- Henry Waxman
- Mario Diaz-Balart
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Emanuel Cleaver
- George Miller
- Subjects
- Immigration
- Administrative fees
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Armed forces
- Budgets
- Children
- Confidential communications
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Defense policy
- Department of Homeland Security
- Deportation
- Education
- Executive departments
- Federal aid to education
- Higher education
- Illegal aliens
- Immigrant education
- Law
- Military personnel
- Naturalization
- Residence requirements
- Scholarships
- Student loan funds
- Students
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 3/01/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 3/01/2007 3/01/2007 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. 3/01/2007 Referred to House Judiciary 3/01/2007 Referred to House Education and Labor 6/05/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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