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H.R. 3440 (115th): Dream Act of 2017

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After the Trump Administration announced the end to an executive branch program that has protected up to 800,000 undocumented immigrants since 2012, Democrats and Republicans have introduced several bills in Congress, each of which would provide a path to documented and legal residence.

Context

President Trump announced in early September that he would rescind an Obama-era program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in six months, unless Congress acted to give it a legislative basis.

The program, instituted by a 2012 executive order, allowed the children of undocumented ...

Sponsor and status

Photo of sponsor Lucille Roybal-Allard

Lucille Roybal-Allard

Sponsor. Representative for California's 40th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jul 26, 2017
Length: 36 pages
Introduced
Jul 26, 2017
115th Congress, 2017–2019
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on July 26, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Pascrell Signs Bipartisan Discharge Petition to Force a Vote to Protect Dreamers”
    — Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ9] (Co-sponsor) on May 18, 2018

“Congressman Valadao Releases Statement on Separation of Families at the Border”
    — Rep. David Valadao [R-CA21, 2013-2018] (Co-sponsor) on Jun 18, 2018

“Norton Calls for Passage of Clean Bills to Keep Families Together and Protect Dreamers after House Rejects Ultra-Conservative Immigration Bill”
    — Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC0] (Co-sponsor) on Jun 21, 2018

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What stakeholders are saying

Institute for Spending Reform SpendingTracker.org estimates H.R. 3440 will add $29 billion in new spending through 2027.

History

Jul 26, 2017
 
Introduced

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May 22, 2019
 
Reintroduced Bill — Ordered Reported

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2820.

H.R. 3440 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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