S. 197: Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-22 · Immigration · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2019

Plain summary

Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prevent disclosing information from applications to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), except to implement the program. Application information may be shared only to identify or prevent fraudulent claims, for particularized national security purposes relating to the applicant, or to investigate or prosecute a felony not related to immigration status. The bill also prohibits DHS from referring any individual with deferred action status to ICE, CBP, the Department of Justice, or any law enforcement agency.

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Official text

Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · 22 cosponsors

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Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jack Reed (D-RI), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] reported raising $1.7 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 Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s197.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s197 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116