116 HR 6 IH: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 U.S. House of Representatives 2019-03-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 12, 2019Ms. Roybal-Allard (for herself, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Correa, Mr. Costa, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Gallego, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Luján, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Sablan, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sires, Mr. Soto, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Vela, Ms. Adams, Mr. Allred, Ms. Bass, Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crist, Mr. Crow, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Dean, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Delgado, Mrs. Demings, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Frankel, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Heck, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Himes, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kind, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Malinowski, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Halleran, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Trone, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wexton, Ms. Wild, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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 concernedA BILLTo authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019.

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Table of contents

The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Title I—Dream Act of 2019 Sec. 101. Short title. Sec. 102. Permanent resident status on a conditional basis for certain long-term residents who entered the United States as children. Sec. 103. Terms of permanent resident status on a conditional basis. Sec. 104. Return to previous immigration status. Sec. 105. Removal of conditional basis of permanent resident status. Sec. 106. Restoration of State option to determine residency for purposes of higher education benefits. Title II—American Promise Act of 2019 Sec. 201. Short title. Sec. 202. Adjustment of status for certain nationals of certain countries designated for temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure. Sec. 203. Reporting requirements regarding future discontinued eligibility of aliens from countries currently listed under temporary protected status. Sec. 204. Waiver of certain language requirements. Sec. 205. Clarification of inspection and admission under temporary protected status. Title III—General Provisions Sec. 301. Definitions. Sec. 302. Limitation on removal; application and fee exemption; waiver of grounds for inadmissibility and other conditions on eligible individuals. Sec. 303. Determination of continuous presence. Sec. 304. Exemption from numerical limitations. Sec. 305. Availability of administrative and judicial review. Sec. 306. Documentation requirements. Sec. 307. Rule making. Sec. 308. Confidentiality of information. Sec. 309. Grant program to assist eligible applicants. Sec. 310. Provisions affecting eligibility for adjustment of status.