Dream Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-3440
Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
Introduced: 2017-07-26 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Citizenship and naturalization
Department of Homeland Security
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military personnel and dependents
Preschool education
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: 

Dream Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel removal and grant lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis to an alien who is inadmissible or deportable or is in temporary protected status who: (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States for four years preceding this bill's enactment; (2) was younger than 18 years of age on the initial date of U.S. entry; (3) is not inadmissible on criminal, security, terrorism, or other grounds; (4) has not participated in persecution; (5) has not been convicted of specified federal or state offenses; and (6) has fulfilled specified educational requirements.
 
DHS shall cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who was granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status unless the alien has engaged in conduct that would make the alien ineligible for DACA. 
 
DHS may not: (1) grant conditional permanent resident status without the submission of biometric and background data, and completion of background and medical checks; and (2) disclose or use information provided in applications filed under this bill or in DACA requests for immigration enforcement purposes. 
 
The bill prescribes the conditions under which DHS: (1) may terminate a person's conditional permanent resident status, and (2) shall adjust a person's conditional status to permanent resident status.
 
The bill: (1) sets forth documentation requirements for establishing DACA eligibility, and (2) repeals the denial of an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on state residence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-09-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-07-26
text: Introduced in House