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H.R.3591: American Hope Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced July 28, 2017
- Latest Major Action Sept. 6, 2017
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
157 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - July 28, 2017
Bill Summary
American Hope Act of 2017 This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to allow a state to extend higher-education benefits to state residents regardless of whether they are lawfully present in the United States. In addition, the bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal, and adjust the status, of certain residents who entered the United States as children prior...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Sept. 6, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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July 28, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
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July 28, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) |