H.R. 16 · 118th Congress

American Dream and Promise Act of 2023

Introduced on Jun 15, 2023 by Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29). 207 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 15, 2023): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 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.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jun 15, 2023
Cosponsors
207
4 from the other party
Policy area
Immigration
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Administrative remedies
  • Adoption and foster care
  • Assault and harassment offenses
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Citizenship and naturalization
  • Civics education
  • Crime victims
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Disability and paralysis
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Foreign labor
  • Foreign language and bilingual programs
  • Government information and archives
  • Government trust funds
  • Higher education
  • Human trafficking
  • Immigrant health and welfare
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • Infectious and parasitic diseases
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Juvenile crime and gang violence
  • Lawyers and legal services
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Military personnel and dependents
  • Personnel records
  • Religion
  • Sex offenses
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Student records
  • Travel and tourism
  • User charges and fees
  • Violent crime
  • Visas and passports
  • Vocational and technical education
  • Wages and earnings

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Sylvia R. GarciaD-TX-29Sponsor

Democrats · 203

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jun 15, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jun 15, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jun 15, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 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.
  4. Jun 15, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 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.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA5 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  2. ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES5 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  3. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY5 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)
  4. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $93.5M reported (all issues)
  5. HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  6. LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA5 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)
  7. RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY5 reports
    $470K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY$15.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. Anti-Defamation League4 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)
  9. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION (IBM)3 reports
    $4.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$586.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. The Immigration Hub, LLC3 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  11. COALITION ON HUMAN NEEDS2 reports
  12. CUMMINS INC.1 report
    $569.1K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CUMMINS INC$11.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  13. Friends Committee on National Legislation1 report
    $1M reported (all issues)
  14. International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers1 report
    $120K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.