# 119-hr-6865: American Dream Protection Act of 2025

119-hr-6865, American Dream Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6865
- Congress: 119
- Title: American Dream Protection Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would make Federal higher education funding contingent on states and public colleges not giving in‑state tuition or other postsecondary benefits to people who are not lawfully present.** It also codifies an executive order that limits Federal benefits tied to sanctuary jurisdictions.

## Provisions PRIA read

- No federal benefits in sanctuary areas: cost, high. This bill would give Section 4 of Executive Order 14287 the force of law. If enacted, people who are not lawfully present and who live in designated sanctuary jurisdictions would be denied certain federal benefits covered by that section. The provision does not specify an effective date in the text…
- Cut federal funding for in-state tuition: cost, high. This bill would bar a State or public college from receiving any Federal financial assistance for the fiscal year after a year the Secretary of Education finds them ineligible. An institution would be ineligible if it charges an alien not lawfully present tuition at a rate equal to or less than the…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8443: End H–1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6865 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6865)

## Related
- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-1897: ESA Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1897)
- [119-hr-8443: End H–1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8443)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6865 (as of 2026-04-21).