DREAMer Information Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-532
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2017-01-13
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

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Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>DREAMer Information Protection Act</strong></p> <p>This bill: (1) prohibits information provided by an applicant for deferred action under the Department of Homeland Security's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program from being used for the purpose of immigration enforcement proceedings, and (2) shall take effect as if enacted on January 19, 2017.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 532 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2017 Mr. O'Rourke (for himself, Mr. McGovern , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Correa , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Takano , Mr. Brown of Maryland , Mr. Cummings , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Polis , Ms. Meng , Mr. Capuano , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Kihuen , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Ms. Matsui , Mr. Tonko , Mrs. Torres , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Titus , and Ms. Slaughter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide for the protection of information submitted to the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DREAMer Information Protection Act . 2. Protection of information submitted to the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (a) In general Information provided by an applicant for deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program of the Department of Homeland Security may not be used for the purpose of immigration enforcement proceedings. (b) Effective date This Act shall take effect as if enacted on January 19, 2017.