I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6865 
To amend section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 to prohibit the provision of Federal financial 
assistance to States and public institutions of higher education that 
provide certain higher education benefits to aliens who are not lawfully 
present in the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2025 
Mr. HUNT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and 
Workforce, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to prohibit 
the provision of Federal financial assistance to States 
and public institutions of higher education that provide 
certain higher education benefits to aliens who are not 
lawfully present in the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Dream Pro-
tection Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Federal taxpayer dollars should prioritize 
the education of United States citizens and lawful 
residents. 
(2) Some States and institutions currently offer 
in-State tuition or other postsecondary benefits to 
aliens who are not lawfully present. 
(3) The practices described in paragraph (2) 
create inequities for citizens of other States and un-
dermine uniform Federal immigration policy. 
(4) To avoid such inequalities and maintain 
uniform Federal immigration policy, it is necessary 
to condition the receipt of Federal funds for higher 
education on compliance with Federal immigration 
and eligibility laws. 
SEC. 3. RESTRICTING HIGHER EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR 
ALIENS NOT LAWFULLY PRESENT. 
Section 505 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1623) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘This section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subsection (a)’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
‘‘(1) PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A public institution of 
higher education in a State may not receive any 
Federal financial assistance for the fiscal year 
following any fiscal year in which the Secretary 
of Education determines that the institution is 
an ineligible institution under subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(B) INELIGIBILITY.—A public institution 
of higher education in a State is an ineligible 
institution for purposes of this paragraph if the 
institution— 
‘‘(i) charges an alien who is not law-
fully present in the United States tuition 
for attendance at the institution at a rate 
that is less than or equal to the rate 
charged for residents of the State who are 
citizens of the United States; or 
‘‘(ii) provides State-based financial aid 
to an alien who is not lawfully present in 
the United States. 
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‘‘(2) STATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State may not re-
ceive any Federal financial assistance for the 
fiscal year following any fiscal year in which the 
Secretary of Education determines that the 
State is an ineligible State under subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(B) INELIGIBILITY.—A State is an ineli-
gible State for purposes of this paragraph if the 
State charges an alien who is not lawfully 
present in the United States tuition for attend-
ance at a public institution of higher education 
in the State at a rate that is equal to or less 
than the rate charged for residents of the State 
who are citizens of the United States. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘Federal financial assist-
ance’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 7501(a)(5) of title 31, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘institution of higher edu-
cation’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001). 
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‘‘(C) The term ‘State’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 103 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1964 (20 U.S.C. 1003).’’. 
SEC. 4. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 14287. 
Section 4 (relating to preventing Federal benefits for 
aliens in sanctuary jurisdictions) of Executive Order 
14287 (90 Fed. Reg. 18761; relating to protecting Amer-
ican communities from criminal aliens) shall have the 
force and effect of law. 
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