S. 2205 - Allows Certain Alien Students Who Are Long-Term United States Residents to Avoid Deportation
Immigration. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Richard Durbin
- Summary:
- The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act), of 2007, allows undocumented students brought to the US before the age of sixteen, who have been here at least five years, to avoid deportation. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
There have been no votes on passage on this bill.
Other Votes:
Allows Certain Alien Students Who Are Long-Term United States Residents to Avoid Deportation
S. 2205 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act), of 2007, allows undocumented students brought to the US before the age of sixteen, who have been here at least five years, to avoid deportation. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill 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
- Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007
- DREAM Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Richard Durbin
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Immigration
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Budgets
- Children
- Confidential communications
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Criminal justice
- Department of Homeland Security
- Deportation
- Education
- Executive departments
- Federal aid to education
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fraud
- Higher education
- Illegal aliens
- Immigrant education
- Labor
- Law
- Naturalization
- Residence requirements
- Student employment
- Student loan funds
- Students
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 10/18/2007 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote Senate Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2205 10/24/2007 This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate 52 voted YES 44 voted NO 4 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 10/18/2007 10/18/2007 Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Put on a legislative calendar 10/19/2007 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 431. 10/22/2007 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. 10/22/2007 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to measure presented in Senate. 10/22/2007 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. 10/24/2007 Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. select this vote Vote 10/24/2007 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2205 Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $25,990 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $17,450 | $0 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $0 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $9,866 | $0 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $34,150 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $7,250 | $0 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $50,150 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $8,334 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $2,050 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $63,076 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $57,372 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $9,500 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $6,300 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $9,950 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $2,350 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $40,100 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $39,550 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $650 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $107,880 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $30,000 | $0 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $296,882 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $4,275 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $41,879 | $0 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $6,250 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $8,450 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $29,500 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $44,775 | $0 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $1,500 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $1,000 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $13,450 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $8,850 | $0 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $26,770 | $0 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $1,700 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $3,750 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $31,125 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $5,400 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $57,725 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $14,350 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $17,550 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $14,700 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $250 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $35,530 | $0 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $11,250 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $14,800 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $5,300 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $32,001 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $28,790 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $19,023 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $26,400 | $0 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $26,630 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $57,700 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $32,600 | $0 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $27,960 | $0 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $5,800 | $0 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $9,000 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $29,121 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $46,050 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $8,000 | $0 |
| Chester Trent Lott | R | MS | $1,000 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $27,800 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $45,250 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $3,000 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $34,320 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $46,750 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $178,720 | $0 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $28,850 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $18,750 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $37,250 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $5,200 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $22,418 | $0 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $134,495 | $0 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $8,000 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $2,300 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $32,850 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $4,500 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $12,800 | $0 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $44,565 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $10,110 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $47,750 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $2,200 | $0 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $18,350 | $0 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $12,350 | $0 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $13,100 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $82,257 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $69,204 | $0 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $10,300 | $0 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $1,500 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $15,358 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $19,850 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $13,427 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $7,750 | $0 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $34,110 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $14,650 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $9,600 | $0 |
