Committees: | House Judiciary, House Education and Labor |
Introduced In The: | 118th |
Introducedbill: | H.R. 16 |
Introducedby: | Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D–TX) |
Introduceddate: | June 15, 2023 |
Introducedin: | House of Representatives |
Leghisturl: | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/16/all-actions |
American Dream and Promise Act | |
Number Of Co-Sponsors: | 188 |
Fullname: | To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes. |
The American Dream and Promise Act is a proposed United States law that would incorporate the provisions of the DACA program into federal law. Up to 4.4 million DREAMers would be eligible for Conditional Permanent Residence or Temporary Protected Status.[1] The bill is a reintroduced version of a bill by the same name that was passed in the House of Representatives in the 116th Congress, but was never taken up by the Senate.[2] The provisions of the bill granting pathways to permanent residence are less expansive than the US Citizenship Act of 2021, however, Democrats have indicated they are more likely to progress this bill, along with the accompanying Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 since it is more likely to receive the 10 Republican votes needed in the United States Senate.[3]
The bill contains 3 routes to obtaining lawful status in the United States.[4]
DACA recipients would be eligible for 'streamlined' processing of conditional permanent residence, including not having to pay an additional fee, or, if they already meet the qualifying criteria for removing the conditional status, would be eligible to apply for adjustment of status to full permanent residence immediately. In the latter case, the normal adjustment of status fee may be charged.
Any person meeting all of the following criteria would be eligible for conditional permanent residence.
After receiving conditional status, recipients would have 10 years to meet the requirements for full permanent residence. In order to be eligible they must still meet the criteria above, and fulfill one of these conditions:
Nationals of those countries that are considered unsafe to accept return who have received Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure would receive LPR status and have all removal proceedings cancelled if they meet the following criteria:
As of April 29, 2024:
Congress | Short title | Bill number(s) | Date introduced | Sponsor(s) |
| Latest status | |
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116th Congress | American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 | H.R. 6 | March 12, 2019 | Lucille Roybal-Allard(D-CA) | 232 | Passed in the House (237-187) [5] | |
S.874 | March 26, 2019 | Lindsey Graham(R-SC) | 5 | Died in Committee | |||
117th Congress | American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 | H.R. 6 | March 3, 2021 | Lucille Roybal-Allard(D-CA) | 175 | Passed in the House (228-197) [6] | |
S. 264 | February 4, 2021 | Dick Durbin(D-IL) | 1 | Died in Committee | |||
118th Congress | American Dream and Promise Act of 2023 | H.R. 16 | June 15, 2023 | Sylvia Garcia | 188 | Referred to committees of jurisdiction |