H.R. 1589 · 119th Congress

American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

Introduced on Feb 26, 2025 by Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29). 220 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 27, 2025): Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H884)

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 26, 2025
Cosponsors
220
2 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.

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 26, 2025). Public domain.

American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

This bill provides certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) with a path to receive permanent resident status and contains other immigration-related provisions.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall provide conditional permanent resident status for 10 years to a qualifying individual who entered the United States as a minor and (1) is deportable or inadmissible, (2) has deferred enforced departure (DED) status or temporary protected status (TPS), or (3) is the child of certain classes of nonimmigrants. The bill imposes various qualifying requirements, such as the individual being continuously physically present in the United States since January 1, 2021, passing a background check, and being enrolled in or having completed certain educational programs.

DHS shall remove the conditions placed on permanent resident status granted under this bill if the individual applies and meets certain requirements, such as completing certain programs at an educational institution, serving in the military, or being employed.

Furthermore, DHS or DOJ shall provide lawful permanent resident status to certain individuals who had TPS, were eligible for TPS, or were eligible for DED status on certain dates. Such individuals must meet certain requirements and apply for such status within three years of this bill's enactment.

This bill also repeals a restriction that bars a state from providing higher education benefits to undocumented individuals unless those benefits are available to all U.S. nationals without regard to residency in the state.

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 · 218

Republicans · 2

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. Feb 26, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 26, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 26, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 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. Feb 26, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and 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.
  5. Feb 27, 2025Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H884)

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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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. ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES7 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  2. ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $922.7K reported (all issues)
  3. Anti-Defamation League6 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  4. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY6 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)
  5. Cornell University6 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CORNELL UNIVERSITY$4.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN6 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  7. LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA6 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  8. Network6 reports
  9. RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY6 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY$15.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.5 reports
    $543K reported (all issues)
  11. TNC (US) Holdings, Inc.5 reports
    $710K reported (all issues)
  12. Friends Committee on National Legislation4 reports
    $4M reported (all issues)
  13. National Council of Jewish Women4 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  14. INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  15. American Civil Liberties Union2 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  16. American Council on Education2 reports
    $123.5K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION$5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  17. INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS2 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  18. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES2 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESAI match · 99%
  19. International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers2 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  20. MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION2 reports
  21. Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund2 reports
  22. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS2 reports
    $30M reported (all issues)
  23. American Federation of Teachers1 report
    $410K reported (all issues)
  24. CASA, Inc.1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  25. Human Rights First1 report
    $67.5K reported (all issues)
  26. KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE1 report
    $150K reported (all issues)
  27. NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION1 report
    $650K reported (all issues)
  28. NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC)1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)
  29. National Retail Federation1 report
    $2.8M reported (all issues)
  30. PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC.1 report
    $9,717 reported (all issues)
  31. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.1 report
    $109.5K reported (all issues)
  32. Service Employees International Union CTW-CLC1 report
    $300K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.