American Hope Act of 2017
Sponsored By: Representative LUIS GUTIERREZ
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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
LUIS GUTIERREZ
IL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
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Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
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Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
TX • D
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Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
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Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
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Peter Welch
VT • D
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Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
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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Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
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CAROLYN MALONEY
NY • D
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Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
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Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
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Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
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Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
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Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
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Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
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LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD
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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JOSEPH CROWLEY
NY • D
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Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
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JOHN CONYERS
MI • D
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Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
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Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
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Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
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Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
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Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
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Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
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Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
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Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
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Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
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MICHAEL CAPUANO
MA • D
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Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
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Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
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Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
IN • D
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Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
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Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
TX • D
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Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
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Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
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Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
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WM. CLAY
MO • D
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Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
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Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
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Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
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Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
FL • D
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ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
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Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
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Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
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Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
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Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
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Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
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Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
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Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
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Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
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Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
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Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
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Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
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Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
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Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
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Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
CA • D
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Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
TX • D
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Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
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GENE GREEN
TX • D
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Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
HI • D
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ALCEE HASTINGS
FL • D
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Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
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Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
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Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
CA • D
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Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
GA • D
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Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
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Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
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Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
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Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]
NV • D
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JAMES LANGEVIN
RI • D
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Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
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JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
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Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
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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Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
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Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
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Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
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Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
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Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
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Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
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Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
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Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
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Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
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Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
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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Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
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Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
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Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
CO • D
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DAVID PRICE
NC • D
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Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
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Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
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Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
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Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
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BOBBY RUSH
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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Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
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Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
OR • D
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Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
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JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
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Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
NH • D
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Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
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Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
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Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
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Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
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Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]
CA • D
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Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
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Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
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Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
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Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
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Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
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NITA LOWEY
NY • D
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ELIOT ENGEL
NY • D
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PETER DEFAZIO
OR • D
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Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
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Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
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SUSAN DAVIS
CA • D
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Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
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Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
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Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
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Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
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Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
SC • D
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Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
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Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
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Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
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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TIM RYAN
OH • D
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Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
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LOUISE SLAUGHTER
NY • D
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Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
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RICHARD NOLAN
MN • D
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Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
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Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
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Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
NJ • D
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Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
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Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
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Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
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Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
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Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
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Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
NV • D
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SANDER LEVIN
MI • D
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