Higher Education Dream Act of 2021
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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.
- IntroducedJul 29, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Higher Education Dream Act of 2021
This bill prohibits institutions of higher education that receive federal student aid from discriminating against Dreamer students (e.g., students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status) based on their immigration status, including charging out-of-state tuition to students who would qualify as residents of the state. The bill also makes Dreamer students eligible for federal financial aid.
The bill prohibits the use or publication of certain identifiable information related to such students, subject to civil penalties.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2021 to Feb 25, 2022; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jul 29, 2021 |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Aug 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Feb 25, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jul 29, 2021 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 29, 2021 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jul 29, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 29, 2021Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 133, July 29, 2021, page H4294.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain noncitizen students on the basis of immigration status, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Higher Education Dream Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2021Introduced in House
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.
