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HR 1487 115th Congress House

Dreamer Protection Act

Official title: To prohibit use of Federal funds to apprehend, detain, or remove from the United States any alien who was granted deferred action under the Deferred Action for… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit use of Federal funds to apprehend, detain, or remove from the United States any alien who was granted deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program, if the alien lost their deferred action status solely as a direct or indirect result of any action taken by the President or another Federal official.

Introduced: June 28, 2017 Introduced by: Torres, Norma J. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationDetention of personsImmigration status and proceduresLaw enforcement administration and fundingPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 21, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dreamer Protection Act

This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds to apprehend, detain, or remove from the United States any alien who was granted deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program announced on June 15, 2012, if the alien lost their deferred action status solely as a result of action taken by the President or any other federal official with respect to such program.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 2, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 28, 2017
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 20, 2017
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jun 20, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jun 20, 2017
O'Rourke, Beto
· Mar 9, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1487: Dreamer Protection Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1487/
MLA
"H.R. 1487: Dreamer Protection Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1487/.
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H.R. 1487, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1487/.
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[H.R. 1487: Dreamer Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1487/)
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