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Calendar No. 112 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 6 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 5, 2019 
Received; read the first time 
JUNE 10, 2019 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment 
of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘American Dream and Promise Act of 2019’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—DREAM ACT 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
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Subtitle A—Treatment of Certain Long-term Residents Who Entered the 
United States as Children 
Sec. 111. Permanent resident status on a conditional basis for certain long- 
term residents who entered the United States as children. 
Sec. 112. Terms of permanent resident status on a conditional basis. 
Sec. 113. Removal of conditional basis of permanent resident status. 
Subtitle B—General Provisions 
Sec. 121. Definitions. 
Sec. 122. Submission of biometric and biographic data; background checks. 
Sec. 123. Limitation on removal; application and fee exemption; waiver of 
grounds for inadmissibility and other conditions on eligible in-
dividuals. 
Sec. 124. Determination of continuous presence and residence. 
Sec. 125. Exemption from numerical limitations. 
Sec. 126. Availability of administrative and judicial review. 
Sec. 127. Documentation requirements. 
Sec. 128. Rule making. 
Sec. 129. Confidentiality of information. 
Sec. 130. Grant program to assist eligible applicants. 
Sec. 131. Provisions affecting eligibility for adjustment of status. 
Sec. 132. Supplementary surcharge for appointed counsel. 
Sec. 133. Annual report on provisional denial authority. 
TITLE II—AMERICAN PROMISE ACT 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Subtitle A—Treatment of Certain Nationals of Certain Countries Designated 
for Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure 
Sec. 211. Adjustment of status for certain nationals of certain countries des-
ignated for temporary protected status or deferred enforced de-
parture. 
Subtitle B—General Provisions 
Sec. 221. Definitions. 
Sec. 222. Submission of biometric and biographic data; background checks. 
Sec. 223. Limitation on removal; application and fee exemption; waiver of 
grounds for inadmissibility and other conditions on eligible in-
dividuals. 
Sec. 224. Determination of continuous presence. 
Sec. 225. Exemption from numerical limitations. 
Sec. 226. Availability of administrative and judicial review. 
Sec. 227. Documentation requirements. 
Sec. 228. Rule making. 
Sec. 229. Confidentiality of information. 
Sec. 230. Grant program to assist eligible applicants. 
Sec. 231. Provisions affecting eligibility for adjustment of status. 
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TITLE I—DREAM ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Dream Act of 2019’’. 
Subtitle A—Treatment of Certain 
Long-term Residents Who En-
tered the United States as Chil-
dren 
SEC. 111. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS ON A CONDI-
TIONAL BASIS FOR CERTAIN LONG-TERM 
RESIDENTS 
WHO 
ENTERED 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES AS CHILDREN. 
(a) CONDITIONAL BASIS
FOR STATUS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, and except as pro-
vided in section 113(c)(2), an alien shall be considered, 
at the time of obtaining the status of an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence under this section, to 
have obtained such status on a conditional basis subject 
to the provisions of this title. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary or the Attorney Gen-
eral shall cancel the removal of, and adjust to the 
status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence on a conditional basis, or without the con-
ditional basis as provided in section 113(c)(2), an 
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alien who is inadmissible or deportable from the 
United States (or is under a grant of Deferred En-
forced Departure or has temporary protected status 
under section 244 of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a)) if— 
(A) the alien has been continuously phys-
ically present in the United States since the 
date that is 4 years before the date of the en-
actment of this Act; 
(B) the alien was younger than 18 years of 
age on the date on which the alien entered the 
United States and has continuously resided in 
the United States since such entry; 
(C) the alien— 
(i) subject to section 123(d), is not in-
admissible under paragraph (1), (6)(E), 
(6)(G), (8), or (10) of section 212(a) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1182(a)); 
(ii) has not ordered, incited, assisted, 
or otherwise participated in the persecution 
of any person on account of race, religion, 
nationality, membership in a particular so-
cial group, or political opinion; and 
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