# 115-hr-4488: Preserving Opportunities for Childhood Arrivals Act

115-hr-4488, Preserving Opportunities for Childhood Arrivals Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] (R-NM); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4488
- Congress: 115
- Title: Preserving Opportunities for Childhood Arrivals Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2017-11-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] (R-NM)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preserving Opportunities for Childhood Arrivals Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide renewable 10-year conditional protected status for an alien who: (1) was in deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) status as of September 5, 2017, and has been continuously present and residing in the United States since receiving such status, (2) has not been convicted of a violent misdemeanor, (3) is admissible and not deportable, and (4) files an application and pays a registration fee. An individual in such status: (1) may work, (2) may apply for lawful permanent resident status, and (3) is ineligible for certain federal public benefits.

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- 115-hr-6863: Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic Act
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- 115-hr-6734: Full Military Honors Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-4488 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4488)

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- [115-hr-6872: To support the capacity of the International Monetary Fund to prevent money lau…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6872)
- [115-hr-6863: Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6863)
- [115-hr-6858: To require the Treasury to take a more prominent role in coordinating AML/CFT p…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6858)
- [115-hr-6734: Full Military Honors Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6734)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4488 (as of 2025-11-18).