H.R. 858: DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-03 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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.
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Official title

DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act

Plain summary

DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants to nonprofit legal services providers with immigration law expertise to provide immigration-related legal services and advice to an alien who: (1) is present in the United States as a lawful permanent resident; (2) has received a grant of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, has been admitted as a refugee (or the alien's spouse or parent has been so admitted), or has been determined to be qualified for such admission; and (3) has been ordered removed, is in removal proceedings, or is at risk of being denied U.S. entry or admission. The Department of Homeland Security shall provide such aliens: (1) with provider contact information; and (2) if in detention, with an opportunity to arrange representation by such a provider. The Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall carry out a study on the outcomes for individuals in removal proceedings with legal representation compared to the outcomes for such individuals without legal representation.

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Official text

DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · 93 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Judy Chu (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Mark Takano (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) and 33 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr858.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr858 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115