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HR 6168 114th Congress House

Academic Success Centers and Education Networks for Dreamers (ASCEND) Act

Official title: To encourage programs that support Dreamer student success in completing postsecondary education.

Introduced: September 28, 2016 Introduced by: Aguilar, Pete Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Sep 26, 2016
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Sep 26, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Latest action September 26, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Academic Success Centers and Education Networks for Dreamers (ASCEND) Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to not-for-profit institutions of higher education to develop programs that support Dreamer students in successfully completing postsecondary education.

A "Dreamer student" is an individual who is a beneficiary of, or eligible for, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 8
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Nov 15, 2016
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Chu, Judy
California · Nov 15, 2016
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 15, 2016
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 28, 2016
Polis, Jared
· Sep 28, 2016
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Takano, Mark
California · Sep 28, 2016
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 27, 2016
Cárdenas, Tony
· Sep 26, 2016
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Sep 26, 2016
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Sep 26, 2016
Napolitano, Grace
· Sep 26, 2016
SERRANO, JOSE
· Sep 26, 2016
Sires, Albio
· Sep 26, 2016
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Torres, Norma J.
California · Sep 26, 2016
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Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 26, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6168: Academic Success Centers and Education Networks for Dreamers (ASCEND) Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6168/
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"H.R. 6168: Academic Success Centers and Education Networks for Dreamers (ASCEND) Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6168/.
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H.R. 6168, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6168/.
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