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H.R. 6525 115th Congress House

Higher Education Dream Act of 2018

Official title: To prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 3, 2018 See on congress.gov
Education Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBorder security and unlawful immigrationCitizenship and naturalizationDepartment of Education
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Education programs fundingHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresRight of privacySchool administrationStudent aid and college costsStudent records
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
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
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jul 25, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Jul 25, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 1, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Higher Education Dream Act of 2018

This bill prohibits institutions of higher education that receive federal student aid from discriminating or taking adverse action against students based on their immigration status, including charging out-of-state tuition to students who would qualify as a resident of the state.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 25
D
Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 30, 2018
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 14, 2018
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 28, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 24, 2018
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 24, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 24, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 24, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 24, 2018
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 7, 2018
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 5, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 5, 2018
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 5, 2018
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Sep 5, 2018
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Sep 5, 2018
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 5, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Aug 21, 2018
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Aug 21, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 10, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Aug 10, 2018
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Aug 7, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Aug 7, 2018
GREEN, GENE
· Aug 7, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Aug 7, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Aug 3, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 3, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 26, 2018
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jul 25, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6525: Higher Education Dream Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6525/
MLA
"H.R. 6525: Higher Education Dream Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6525/.
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H.R. 6525, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6525/.
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