DREAM Act of 2007
Latest action · Sep 26, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12090-12091)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007 or the DREAM Act of 2007 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of an unlawful alien's eligibility for higher education benefits based on state residence unless a U.S. national is similarly eligible without regard to such state residence.
Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States before his or her sixteenth birthday, and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding enactment of this Act; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (4) at the time of application, has been admitted to an institution of higher education, or has earned a high school or equivalent diploma; and (5) from the age of 16 and older, has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal.
Sets forth the conditions for conditional permanent resident status, including: (1) termination of status for violation of this Act; and (2) removal of conditional status to permanent status.
Authorizes an alien who has satisfied the appropriate requirements prior to enactment of this Act to petition the Secretary for conditional permanent resident status.
Provides for: (1) exclusive jurisdiction; (2) penalties for false application statements; (3) confidentiality; (4) fee prohibitions; (5) higher education assistance; and (6) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report respecting the number of aliens adjusted under this Act.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2007 to Sep 26, 2007; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Mar 6, 2007 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Apr 12, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Jul 9, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Jul 19, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jul 19, 2007 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Jul 19, 2007 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 26, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12090-12091)
- Mar 6, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 6, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2711-2712)
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H10495 | Ted Poe R-TX | Sep 18, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9552–S9554 | Edward M. Kennedy D-MA, Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Jul 19, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9201–S9203 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Jul 13, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6395 | Dianne Feinstein D-CA | May 21, 2007 |
| Senate | Text printed S2711 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL (text) | Mar 6, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43335 | Unauthorized Alien Students: Legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses Archived | Report | Dec 11, 2013 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1221 | EARN Act | Related bill | Mar 19, 2007 |
| HR 1275 | American Dream Act | Related bill | Jun 5, 2007 |
| S 2205 | DREAM Act of 2007 | Related bill | Oct 24, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007
- DREAM Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative fees
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Confidential communications
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Homeland Security
- Deportation
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fraud
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Illegal aliens
- Immigrant education
- Immigration
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Naturalization
- Residence requirements
- Student employment
- Student loan funds
- Students
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 6, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
