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US HR1298

US HR1298
Higher Education Dream Act of 2019


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Introduced
02/15/2019
In Committee
03/25/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status, and for other purposes. This bill prohibits institutions of higher education that receive federal student aid from discriminating or taking adverse action against Dreamer students (i.e., students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status) based on their immigration status, including charging out-of-state tuition to students who would qualify as residents of the state. The bill also makes Dreamer students eligible for federal financial aid. The bill prohibits the use or publication of certain identifiable information related to such students, subject to civil penalties.

AI Summary

This bill, the Higher Education Dream Act of 2019, prohibits discrimination against Dreamer students (individuals granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status) in higher education institutions that receive federal funds. It prohibits these institutions from taking adverse action against Dreamer students based on their immigration status, including charging them out-of-state tuition if they otherwise qualify as state residents. The bill also makes Dreamer students eligible for federal financial aid and prohibits the use or publication of their identifiable information, subject to civil penalties. Additionally, it repeals a previous law that prohibited states from providing educational benefits to undocumented immigrants based solely on their immigration status.

Committee Categories

Education, Justice

Sponsors (53)

John Lewis (D)* Nanette Barragán (D),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Salud Carbajal (D),  André Carson (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  TJ Cox (D),  Jason Crow (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Val Demings (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Sylvia Garcia (D),  Jimmy Gomez (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Ann Kirkpatrick (D),  Al Lawson (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Jerry McNerney (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  José Serrano (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Donna Shalala (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Peter Welch (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (on 03/25/2019)

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