Bill · H.R. 1589· House(119-HR-1589)
American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 2/26/2025
- Last activity
- 2/27/2025 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H884)
- Sponsored by
- Sylvia Garcia
- Cosponsors
- - 218 - 2
- Introduced
What this bill would do
The American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 aims to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain individuals. Title I, the Dream Act of 2025, provides conditional permanent resident status to long-term residents who entered the United States as children and meet specific educational or service requirements. Title II, the American Promise Act of 2025, allows for status adjustment for certain nationals of countries with temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure. The bill includes various provisions for background checks, judicial review, and fee exemptions. It also establishes a grant program to assist eligible applicants with the process.
Yes· 3 of 9
Would immigrants be better off under this?+9
The bill provides a massive increase in legal status and security for various groups of immigrants.
Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens?+8
The bill creates a significant legal pathway to permanent residency for Dreamers and those with TPS/DED status.
Would children be better off under this?+7
The bill provides specific protections against removal for eligible minors.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Path to Permanent Residence for Childhood Arrivals: The bill allows certain long-term residents who entered as children to adjust to conditional permanent resident status if they meet specific requirements like continuous presence and educational or service milestones (Section 102(b)).
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Protection from Removal for Minors: The Act prohibits the commencement or continuation of removal proceedings against qualifying aliens who are 18 years of age or younger while they meet educational requirements (Section 102(d)).
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Status Adjustment for Protected Groups: Individuals from specific countries designated for temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure can apply to adjust their status to lawful permanent residence (Section 202(a)).
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Financial Relief via Fee Exemptions: Applicants can be exempted from paying application fees if they are under 18, earn less than 150 percent of the Federal poverty line, are in foster care, or have a serious disability (Section 303(c)).
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Support Through Grant Programs: A grant program will be established to help eligible applicants by providing information, assistance with applications, and instruction in civics and English (Section 310).
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Legal Representation for Judicial Review: The bill provides for appointed counsel for applicants seeking judicial review of provisional denials, funded through a specific surcharge (Section 306(c)(3)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Conditional Nature of Status: Under Title I, permanent resident status is granted on a conditional basis, which is subject to revocation if the individual ceases to meet specific requirements (Section 102(a), Section 103(c)).
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Criminal and Security Barriers: An alien is ineligible for adjustment of status if they are convicted of a felony, multiple misdemeanors, or certain crimes of domestic violence (Section 102(c)(1)).
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Provisional Denial Authority: The Secretary has the discretion to provisionally deny applications based on whether the individual poses a significant threat to public safety or has participated in a criminal street gang (Section s 102(c)(3)).
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Application Costs: While some are exempt, the bill allows the Secretary to require applicants to pay reasonable fees for processing, which can be up to $495 for Dream Act applicants and up to $1,140 for American Promise Act applicants (Section 102(b)(3), Section 202(d)(1)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Immigrants+9Good For Children+7Good For Hispanic Americans+7Good For Young Adults+7Good For Students+6Good For Low Income Households+5Good For People With Disabilities+5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Pathway To Citizenship+8
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Due Process+5
- 8/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/22/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/9/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/15/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 11/20/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/24/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/30/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/21/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/14/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/26/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 6/25/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/11/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/29/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/14/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/6/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/27/2025
- Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H884)
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 2/26/2025
- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 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.
- 199 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Jake AuchinclossDemocrat · Massachusetts
Alma AdamsDemocrat · North Carolina
Pete AguilarDemocrat · California
Gabe AmoDemocrat · Rhode Island
Yassamin AnsariDemocrat · Arizona
Sanford BishopDemocrat · Georgia
Suzanne BonamiciDemocrat · Oregon
Joyce BeattyDemocrat · Ohio
Julia BrownleyDemocrat · California
Ami BeraDemocrat · California
Donald BeyerDemocrat · Virginia
Brendan BoyleDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Nanette BarragánDemocrat · California
Shontel BrownDemocrat · Ohio
Nikki BudzinskiDemocrat · Illinois
Becca BalintDemocrat · Vermont
Wesley BellDemocrat · Missouri
Janelle BynumDemocrat · Oregon
James ClyburnDemocrat · South Carolina
Ed CaseDemocrat · Hawaii
Jim CostaDemocrat · California
Emanuel CleaverDemocrat · Missouri
Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas
Kathy CastorDemocrat · Florida
Yvette ClarkeDemocrat · New York
Steve CohenDemocrat · Tennessee
Joe CourtneyDemocrat · Connecticut
André CarsonDemocrat · Indiana
Gerald ConnollyDemocrat · Virginia
Judy ChuDemocrat · California
Joaquin CastroDemocrat · Texas
Katherine ClarkDemocrat · Massachusetts
J. CorreaDemocrat · California
Salud CarbajalDemocrat · California
Sean CastenDemocrat · Illinois
Angie CraigDemocrat · Minnesota
Jason CrowDemocrat · Colorado
Gilbert CisnerosDemocrat · California
Troy CarterDemocrat · Louisiana
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickDemocrat · Florida
Jasmine CrockettDemocrat · Texas
Greg CasarDemocrat · Texas
Herbert ConawayDemocrat · New Jersey
Danny DavisDemocrat · Illinois
Diana DeGetteDemocrat · Colorado
Rosa DeLauroDemocrat · Connecticut
Lloyd DoggettDemocrat · Texas
Christopher DeluzioDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Suzan DelBeneDemocrat · Washington
Mark DeSaulnierDemocrat · California
Debbie DingellDemocrat · Michigan
Sharice DavidsDemocrat · Kansas
Madeleine DeanDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Maxine DexterDemocrat · Oregon
Dwight EvansDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Adriano EspaillatDemocrat · New York
Veronica EscobarDemocrat · Texas
Sarah ElfrethDemocrat · Maryland
Cleo FieldsDemocrat · Louisiana
Bill FosterDemocrat · Illinois
Lois FrankelDemocrat · Florida
Brian FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania
Lizzie FletcherDemocrat · Texas
Maxwell FrostDemocrat · Florida
Valerie FousheeDemocrat · North Carolina
Shomari FiguresDemocrat · Alabama
Laura FriedmanDemocrat · California
Raúl GrijalvaDemocrat · Arizona
Al GreenDemocrat · Texas
John GaramendiDemocrat · California
Vicente GonzalezDemocrat · Texas
Josh GottheimerDemocrat · New Jersey
Jimmy GomezDemocrat · California
Jesús GarcíaDemocrat · Illinois
Robert GarciaDemocrat · California
Daniel GoldmanDemocrat · New York
Laura GillenDemocrat · New York
Maggie GoodlanderDemocrat · New Hampshire
Adam GrayDemocrat · California
Adelita GrijalvaDemocrat · Arizona
Steny HoyerDemocrat · Maryland
James HimesDemocrat · Connecticut
Steven HorsfordDemocrat · Nevada
Jared HuffmanDemocrat · California
Jahana HayesDemocrat · Connecticut
Chrissy HoulahanDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Josh HarderDemocrat · California
Val HoyleDemocrat · Oregon
Pablo HernándezDemocrat · Puerto Rico
Glenn IveyDemocrat · Maryland
Henry JohnsonDemocrat · Georgia
Hakeem JeffriesDemocrat · New York
Pramila JayapalDemocrat · Washington
Sara JacobsDemocrat · California
Jonathan JacksonDemocrat · Illinois
Julie JohnsonDemocrat · Texas
Marcy KapturDemocrat · Ohio
William KeatingDemocrat · Massachusetts
Robin KellyDemocrat · Illinois
Ro KhannaDemocrat · California
Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocrat · Illinois
Sydney Kamlager-DoveDemocrat · California
Timothy KennedyDemocrat · New York
Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat · New Mexico
Zoe LofgrenDemocrat · California
John LarsonDemocrat · Connecticut
Rick LarsenDemocrat · Washington
Stephen LynchDemocrat · Massachusetts
Ted LieuDemocrat · California
Susie LeeDemocrat · Nevada
Mike LevinDemocrat · California
Greg LandsmanDemocrat · Ohio
Summer LeeDemocrat · Pennsylvania
George LatimerDemocrat · New York
Sam LiccardoDemocrat · California
James McGovernDemocrat · Massachusetts
Kweisi MfumeDemocrat · Maryland
Gregory MeeksDemocrat · New York
Betty McCollumDemocrat · Minnesota
Gwen MooreDemocrat · Wisconsin
Doris MatsuiDemocrat · California
Grace MengDemocrat · New York
Seth MoultonDemocrat · Massachusetts
Joseph MorelleDemocrat · New York
Lucy McBathDemocrat · Georgia
Frank MrvanDemocrat · Indiana
Jared MoskowitzDemocrat · Florida
Morgan McGarveyDemocrat · Kentucky
Seth MagazinerDemocrat · Rhode Island
Kevin MullinDemocrat · California
Robert MenendezDemocrat · New Jersey
Jennifer McClellanDemocrat · Virginia
LaMonica McIverDemocrat · New Jersey
John MannionDemocrat · New York
April McClain DelaneyDemocrat · Maryland
Kelly MorrisonDemocrat · Minnesota
Kristen McDonald RivetDemocrat · Michigan
Sarah McBrideDemocrat · Delaware
Dave MinDemocrat · California
Christian MenefeeDemocrat · Texas
Analilia MejiaDemocrat · New Jersey
Jerrold NadlerDemocrat · New York
Richard NealDemocrat · Massachusetts
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia
Donald NorcrossDemocrat · New Jersey
Joe NeguseDemocrat · Colorado
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezDemocrat · New York
Ilhan OmarDemocrat · Minnesota
Johnny OlszewskiDemocrat · Maryland
Frank PalloneDemocrat · New Jersey
Nancy PelosiDemocrat · California
Chellie PingreeDemocrat · Maine
Mark PocanDemocrat · Wisconsin
Scott PetersDemocrat · California
Stacey PlaskettDemocrat · Virgin Islands
Jimmy PanettaDemocrat · California
Chris PappasDemocrat · New Hampshire
Ayanna PressleyDemocrat · Massachusetts
Brittany PettersenDemocrat · Colorado
Nellie PouDemocrat · New Jersey
Mike QuigleyDemocrat · Illinois
Deborah RossDemocrat · North Carolina
Patrick RyanDemocrat · New York
Raul RuizDemocrat · California
Jamie RaskinDemocrat · Maryland
Delia RamirezDemocrat · Illinois
Luz RivasDemocrat · California
Emily RandallDemocrat · Washington
Josh RileyDemocrat · New York
Maria SalazarRepublican · Florida
Robert ScottDemocrat · Virginia
Brad ShermanDemocrat · California
Adam SmithDemocrat · Washington
Janice SchakowskyDemocrat · Illinois
Linda SánchezDemocrat · California
David ScottDemocrat · Georgia
Marilyn StricklandDemocrat · Washington
Terri SewellDemocrat · Alabama
Bradley SchneiderDemocrat · Illinois
Eric SwalwellDemocrat · California
Darren SotoDemocrat · Florida
Thomas SuozziDemocrat · New York
Mary Gay ScanlonDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Mikie SherrillDemocrat · New Jersey
Greg StantonDemocrat · Arizona
Haley StevensDemocrat · Michigan
Kim SchrierDemocrat · Washington
Melanie StansburyDemocrat · New Mexico
Hillary ScholtenDemocrat · Michigan
Emilia SykesDemocrat · Ohio
Eric SorensenDemocrat · Illinois
Andrea SalinasDemocrat · Oregon
Suhas SubramanyamDemocrat · Virginia
Lateefah SimonDemocrat · California
Bennie ThompsonDemocrat · Mississippi
Mike ThompsonDemocrat · California
Dina TitusDemocrat · Nevada
Paul TonkoDemocrat · New York
Mark TakanoDemocrat · California
Norma TorresDemocrat · California
Rashida TlaibDemocrat · Michigan
Lori TrahanDemocrat · Massachusetts
Ritchie TorresDemocrat · New York
Jill TokudaDemocrat · Hawaii
Shri ThanedarDemocrat · Michigan
Sylvester TurnerDemocrat · Texas
Derek TranDemocrat · California
Lauren UnderwoodDemocrat · Illinois
Nydia VelázquezDemocrat · New York
Juan VargasDemocrat · California
Marc VeaseyDemocrat · Texas
Gabe VasquezDemocrat · New Mexico
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia
Maxine WatersDemocrat · California
Nikema WilliamsDemocrat · Georgia
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDemocrat · Florida
Frederica WilsonDemocrat · Florida
Bonnie Watson ColemanDemocrat · New Jersey
George WhitesidesDemocrat · California
James WalkinshawDemocrat · Virginia