HR 1751 111th Congress House Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Border security and unlawful immigration Citizenship and naturalization Department of Homeland Security Higher education Immigration status and procedures Military personnel and dependents Student aid and college costs

American Dream Act

Introduced: March 26, 2009 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

Apr 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

Mar 26, 2009

Referred to House Education and Labor

Mar 26, 2009

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.

Mar 26, 2009

Referred to House Judiciary

Mar 26, 2009

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E797)

Mar 26, 2009

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 16th 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.

What's happening now May 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

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