3.0.0 774 2023-01-11T19:46:44Z 2023-01-11T19:46:44Z Senate S S 2007-03-06 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-03-06T20:53:30Z EARN Act 110 1221 HR 2007-03-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Related bill CRS American Dream Act 110 1275 HR 2007-06-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Related bill CRS DREAM Act of 2007 110 2205 S 2007-10-24 Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 44. Record Vote Number: 394. (consideration: CR S13306; text: CR S13306) Related bill CRS 2007-09-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12090-12091) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-06 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2711-2712) IntroReferral 2007-03-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2007-03-06 True L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2007-03-06 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2007-03-06 True C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2007-03-06 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2007-03-06 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2007-03-06 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2007-03-06 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2007-03-06 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-03-06 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2007-03-06 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2007-04-12 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2007-05-01 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2007-05-01 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-05-01 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-05-01 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-05-01 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2007-05-01 False R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2007-05-01 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-06-11 False B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2007-07-09 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2007-07-16 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2007-07-17 False B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2007-07-19 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2007-07-19 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2007-07-19 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2007-09-26 False Immigration Administrative fees Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Confidential communications Congress Congressional investigations Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Deportation Economics and Public Finance Education Families Federal aid to education Fines (Penalties) Fraud Government Operations and Politics Higher education Illegal aliens Immigrant education Labor and Employment Law Naturalization Residence requirements Student employment Student loan funds Students Immigration 00 2007-03-06 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-21T14:27:14Z Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007 or the DREAM Act of 2007 - 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 before 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.

Provides for: (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.

]]> Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced DREAM Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s774is/xml/BILLS-110s774is.xml 2007-09-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12090-12091) 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.