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H.R. 3440: Dream Act of 2017

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H.R. 3440: Dream Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-26 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Dream Act of 2017

Plain summary

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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Dream Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · 204 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3440, Dream Act of 2017 (2017-12-15)

Cosponsors on this site

Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Grace Meng (D-NY), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Jim Costa (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN) and 144 more.

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Securities
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3440 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115