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HR 1451 118th Congress House Immigration

Fight for the American Dream Act

Introduced: March 8, 2023 Introduced by: Gallego, Ruben Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Mar 8, 2023
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Fight for the American Dream Act

This bill authorizes an individual to enlist in the Armed Forces if that individual has employment authorization under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (The program, often referred to as DACA, allows certain individuals without lawful immigration status and who arrived in the United States as children to temporarily remain in the United States, subject to various requirements and limitations.)

An individual who has enlisted in the Armed Forces under this bill shall receive lawful permanent resident status, if the individual is otherwise eligible for such status. The bill waives certain grounds of inadmissibility related to unlawful entry for such individuals. If such an individual receives a discharge from the Armed Forces that is not an honorable discharge before completing a period of obligated service, the Department of Homeland Security must rescind that individual's lawful permanent resident status.

What's happening now March 8, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 8, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1451: Fight for the American Dream Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1451/
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"H.R. 1451: Fight for the American Dream Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1451/.
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H.R. 1451, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1451/.
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