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Introduced
07/28/2017
07/28/2017
In Committee
09/06/2017
09/06/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
American Hope Act of 2017 This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to allow a state to extend higher-education benefits to state residents regardless of whether they are lawfully present in the United States. In addition, the bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal, and adjust the status, of certain residents who entered the United States as children prior to 2017. An individual whose status has been so adjusted shall be considered to have obtained conditional permanent-resident status, valid for a period of eight years and subject to termination on the basis of specified deportable conduct. In order for an individual's conditional status to become permanent, the individual must timely file with DHS a petition indicating, among other specified information, that the individual has maintained conditional permanent-resident status for at least three years. Any period of time in which the individual was granted deferred action pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy shall count toward this three-year period. Information furnished by an individual in such a petition may not be used by an officer or employee of the United States to initiate removal proceedings. The bill also: (1) allows DHS to establish a competitive grant program for the provision of nonprofit assistance to eligible applicants for conditional permanent-resident status; (2) establishes the Presidential Award for Business Leadership in Promoting American Citizenship; (3) allows the Department of Education to develop an open-source, electronic English-learning program; (4) specifies requirements related to federal higher-education assistance for individuals with conditional permanent-resident status; and (5) requires the Government Accountability Office to report on specified data related to the bill.
AI Summary
This bill:
1. Repeals a provision of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 that prohibited states from providing higher education benefits to undocumented immigrants based on state residency. This allows states to determine residency for higher education purposes regardless of immigration status.
2. Allows the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel removal and adjust the status of certain individuals who entered the United States as children prior to 2017, making them eligible for conditional permanent resident status for 8 years, subject to meeting certain requirements to have the conditional status removed and become a lawful permanent resident.
3. Establishes a grant program to assist eligible applicants with the application process and provide related services like English language instruction and civics education.
4. Creates a Presidential Award for Business Leadership in Promoting American Citizenship to recognize companies that help their employees learn English, obtain a GED, and increase their understanding of American history and civics.
5. Requires the Department of Education to develop a free, online English language learning program.
6. Allows individuals with conditional permanent resident status to access certain federal higher education assistance programs.
7. Directs the Government Accountability Office to report on data related to the implementation of the bill.
Committee Categories
Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (158)
Luis Gutiérrez (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Pete Aguilar (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Ami Bera (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Sanford Bishop (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Anthony Brown (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
G. Butterfield (D),
Michael Capuano (D),
Salud Carbajal (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
André Carson (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Joaquin Castro (D),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Jim Clyburn (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
John Conyers (D),
Lou Correa (D),
Jim Costa (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
Charlie Crist (D),
Joseph Crowley (WFP),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Susan Davis (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
John Delaney (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Keith Ellison (D),
Eliot Engel (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Marcia Fudge (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Al Green (D),
Gene Green (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Colleen Hanabusa (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Denny Heck (D),
Steny Hoyer (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hakeem Jeffries (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Ruben Kihuen (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Ann Kuster (D),
James Langevin (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
John Larson (D),
Brenda Lawrence (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Sander Levin (D),
John Lewis (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Nita Lowey (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Donald McEachin (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Richard Nolan (D),
Donald Norcross (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Tom O'Halleran (D),
Frank Pallone (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Nancy Pelosi (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Jared Polis (D),
David Price (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Raul Ruiz (D),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Kilili Sablan (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
John Sarbanes (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Kurt Schrader (D),
Bobby Scott (D),
José Serrano (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Louise Slaughter (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Norma Torres (D),
Niki Tsongas (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Timothy Walz (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Maxine Waters (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (on 09/06/2017)
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3591/all-info |
BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3591/BILLS-115hr3591ih.pdf |
Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3591/BILLS-115hr3591ih.pdf.pdf |
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