US Congress House Bill 1959 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-0)
Status: Introduced on April 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

College Options for DREAMers Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow Dreamer students to receive federal financial aid for higher education. A "Dreamer student" is an individual who was under age 16 upon entering this country, has provided a list of secondary schools the individual attended in this country, and, in this country: has earned a high school diploma or the equivalent, is scheduled to complete the requirements for a high school diploma or equivalent before the next academic year begins, has acquired a degree from an institution of higher education, has successfully completed at least two years of a program for a baccalaureate or higher degree, is a beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or has served honorably in the uniformed services for at least four years. The Department of Education must provide for a hardship exception to the age and secondary school list requirements. States are allowed to offer unlawful aliens postsecondary benefits on the basis of their residence in the state (e.g., in-state tuition).

College Options for DREAMers Act

Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-11-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2015-05-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2015-04-22	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2015-04-22	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2015-04-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 concerned.
2015-04-22	House	Introduced in House

SB1059 (Same As) 2015-04-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1959/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1959/BILLS-114hr1959ih.pdf