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S 1059 114th Congress Senate

College Options for DREAMers Act

Official title: A bill to provide Dreamer students with access to student financial aid.

Introduced: April 22, 2015 Introduced by: Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
Education Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBorder security and unlawful immigrationDepartment of EducationHigher education
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Immigration status and proceduresStudent aid and college costs
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 22, 2015
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 Latest action April 22, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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College Options for DREAMers Act

This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow Dreamer students to receive federal financial aid for higher education.

A "Dreamer student" is an individual who was under age 16 upon entering this country, has provided a list of secondary schools the individual attended in this country, and, in this country:

  • has earned a high school diploma or the equivalent,
  • is scheduled to complete the requirements for a high school diploma or equivalent before the next academic year begins,
  • has acquired a degree from an institution of higher education,
  • has successfully completed at least two years of a program for a baccalaureate or higher degree,
  • is a beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or
  • has served honorably in the uniformed services for at least four years.

The Department of Education must provide for a hardship exception to the age and secondary school list requirements.

States are allowed to offer unlawful aliens postsecondary benefits on the basis of their residence in the state (e.g., in-state tuition).

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1959 Identical bill College Options for DREAMers Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 18, 2016
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1059: College Options for DREAMers Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1059/
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"S. 1059: College Options for DREAMers Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1059/.
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S. 1059, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1059/.
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