American Hope Act of 2017
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
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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 to 2017. An individual whose status has been so adjusted shall be considered to have obtained conditional permanent-resident status, valid for a period of eight years and subject to termination on the basis of specified deportable conduct. In order for an individual's conditional status to become permanent, the individual must timely file with DHS a petition indicating, among other specified information, that the individual has maintained conditional permanent-resident status for at least three years. Any period of time in which the individual was granted deferred action pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy shall count toward this three-year period. Information furnished by an individual in such a petition may not be used by an officer or employee of the United States to initiate removal proceedings. The bill also: (1) allows DHS to establish a competitive grant program for the provision of nonprofit assistance to eligible applicants for conditional permanent-resident status; (2) establishes the Presidential Award for Business Leadership in Promoting American Citizenship; (3) allows the Department of Education to develop an open-source, electronic English-learning program; (4) specifies requirements related to federal higher-education assistance for individuals with conditional permanent-resident status; and (5) requires the Government Accountability Office to report on specified data related to the bill.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Torres (CA)
CA • D
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Vargas
CA • D
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Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
TX • D
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Velazquez
NY • D
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Watson Coleman
NJ • D
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Peter Welch
VT • D
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Wilson (FL)
FL • D
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Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
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Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
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Cleaver
MO • D
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Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
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Panetta
CA • D
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Waters
CA • D
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Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
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Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
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Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
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Dingell
MI • D
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Lofgren
CA • D
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Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
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Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
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Pelosi
CA • D
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Hoyer
MD • D
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Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
NY • D
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Sanchez
CA • D
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Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
MI • D
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Grijalva
AZ • D
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Chu
CA • D
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Aguilar
CA • D
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Barragan
CA • D
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Beyer
VA • D
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Bishop
GA • D
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Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
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Bonamici
OR • D
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Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
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Brownley
CA • D
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Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
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Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]
MA • D
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Carbajal
CA • D
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Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
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Carson
IN • D
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Castor (FL)
FL • D
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Castro (TX)
TX • D
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Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
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Clark (MA)
MA • D
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Clarke (NY)
NY • D
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Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
MO • D
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Cohen
TN • D
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Correa
CA • D
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Courtney
CT • D
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Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
FL • D
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Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
MD • D
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DeGette
CO • D
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DeLauro
CT • D
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DelBene
WA • D
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Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
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Doggett
TX • D
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Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
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Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
CA • D
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Espaillat
NY • D
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Evans (PA)
PA • D
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Foster
IL • D
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Frankel, Lois
FL • D
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Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
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Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
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Gomez
CA • D
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Gonzalez, V.
TX • D
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Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
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Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
TX • D
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Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
HI • D
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Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
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Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
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Jayapal
WA • D
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Costa
CA • D
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Johnson (GA)
GA • D
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Kaptur
OH • D
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Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
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Khanna
CA • D
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Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]
NV • D
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Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
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Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
CA • D
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Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
GA • D
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Lieu
CA • D
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Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
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Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
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Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
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Matsui
CA • D
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McCollum
MN • D
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Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
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McGovern
MA • D
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Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
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Meeks
NY • D
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Meng
NY • D
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Moore (WI)
WI • D
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Nadler
NY • D
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Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
CA • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Pallone
NJ • D
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Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
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Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
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Pingree
ME • D
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Pocan
WI • D
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Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
CO • D
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Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
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Quigley
IL • D
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Raskin
MD • D
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Ruiz
CA • D
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Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
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Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
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Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
MP • D
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Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
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Schakowsky
IL • D
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Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
OR • D
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Scott (VA)
VA • D
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Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
NY • D
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Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
NH • D
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Sherman
CA • D
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Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
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Smith (WA)
WA • D
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Soto
FL • D
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Swalwell
CA • D
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Thompson (CA)
CA • D
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Titus
NV • D
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Tonko
NY • D
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Veasey
TX • D
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Huffman
CA • D
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Larsen (WA)
WA • D
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Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
NY • D
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Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
NY • D
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Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
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Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
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Garamendi
CA • D
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Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
CA • D
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Bera
CA • D
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Jeffries
NY • D
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Moulton
MA • D
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Adams
NC • D
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Clyburn
SC • D
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Kelly (IL)
IL • D
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Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
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Sewell
AL • D
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Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
MN • D
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Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
WA • D
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Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
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Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
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Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]
NY • D
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Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
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Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
MN • D
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Davis (IL)
IL • D
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Larson (CT)
CT • D
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Norcross
NJ • D
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Connolly
VA • D
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DeSaulnier
CA • D
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Takano
CA • D
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Boyle (PA)
PA • D
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Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
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Jacky Rosen
NV • D
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Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9]
MI • D
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