H R 5131 in Congressional Session 109

Bill Number : H R 5131

Title : 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.

SUMMARY AS OF:
4/6/2006--Introduced. American Dream Act - 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 prior to 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; and (4) at the time of application, has been admitted to an institution of higher education, or has earned a high school or equivalent diploma. Sets forth the conditions for conditional permanent resident 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. Sets forth requirements respecting: (1) exclusive jurisdiction; (2) confidentiality; (3) fee prohibitions; (4) higher education assistance; and (5) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report respecting the number of aliens adjusted under this Act.

Rep Allen, Thomas H. [ME-1] - 9/21/2006

Rep Andrews, Robert E. [NJ-1] - 9/21/2006

Rep Becerra, Xavier [CA-31] - 5/16/2006

Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] - 9/21/2006

Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] - 4/6/2006

Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] - 9/21/2006

Rep Castle, Michael N. [DE] - 4/27/2006

Rep Davis, Jim [FL-11] - 9/21/2006

Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] - 9/21/2006

Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario [FL-25] - 4/6/2006

Rep Doggett, Lloyd [TX-25] - 4/27/2006

Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 9/21/2006

Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] - 12/7/2006

Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 9/21/2006

Rep Fortuno, Luis G. [PR] - 4/6/2006

Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [TX-20] - 9/21/2006

Rep Green, Al [TX-9] - 9/21/2006

Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 9/21/2006

Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4] - 4/6/2006

Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] - 4/6/2006

Rep Hart, Melissa A. [PA-4] - 4/6/2006

Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] - 9/21/2006

Rep LaHood, Ray [IL-18] - 4/6/2006

Rep Langevin, James R. [RI-2] - 9/21/2006

Rep Leach, James A. [IA-2] - 4/6/2006

Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 9/21/2006

Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] - 9/21/2006

Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 9/21/2006

Rep Meehan, Martin T. [MA-5] - 9/21/2006

Rep Miller, George [CA-7] - 9/21/2006

Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] - 12/6/2006

Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 9/21/2006

Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] - 9/21/2006

Rep Napolitano, Grace F. [CA-38] - 9/21/2006

Rep Nunes, Devin [CA-21] - 5/16/2006

Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] - 9/21/2006

Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] - 9/21/2006

Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 9/21/2006

Rep Reyes, Silvestre [TX-16] - 9/21/2006

Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] - 4/6/2006

Rep Rothman, Steven R. [NJ-9] - 9/21/2006

Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille [CA-34] - 4/6/2006

Rep Sabo, Martin Olav [MN-5] - 4/6/2006

Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [CA-39] - 9/21/2006

Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 9/21/2006

Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] - 9/21/2006

Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4] - 4/6/2006

Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] - 9/29/2006

Rep Udall, Mark [CO-2] - 9/21/2006

Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [NY-12] - 9/21/2006

Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] - 9/21/2006

Rep Weiner, Anthony D. [NY-9] - 9/21/2006

Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] - 9/21/2006

Rep Wu, David [OR-1] - 9/21/2006