S 2075 in Congressional Session 109

Bill Number : S 2075

Title : 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.

SUMMARY AS OF:
11/18/2005--Introduced. Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2005 or the DREAM Act of 2005 - 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; (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. Sets forth provisions respecting: (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.

Sen Bayh, Evan [IN] - 9/6/2006

Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] - 2/27/2006

Sen Bingaman, Jeff [NM] - 9/6/2006

Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] - 9/6/2006

Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] - 9/6/2006

Sen Chafee, Lincoln [RI] - 12/13/2005

Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] - 12/13/2005

Sen Coleman, Norm [MN] - 11/18/2005

Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] - 12/13/2005

Sen Craig, Larry E. [ID] - 11/18/2005

Sen Crapo, Mike [ID] - 11/18/2005

Sen Dayton, Mark [MN] - 9/6/2006

Sen DeWine, Mike [OH] - 11/18/2005

Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] - 11/18/2005

Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] - 2/27/2006

Sen Hagel, Chuck [NE] - 11/18/2005

Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] - 9/6/2006

Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] - 11/18/2005

Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] - 9/6/2006

Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] - 11/18/2005

Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] - 11/18/2005

Sen Lugar, Richard G. [IN] - 11/18/2005

Sen McCain, John [AZ] - 11/18/2005

Sen Nelson, Bill [FL] - 12/20/2005

Sen Obama, Barack [IL] - 11/18/2005

Sen Pryor, Mark L. [AR] - 12/13/2005

Sen Reid, Harry [NV] - 12/13/2005