PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 112.
Congressional Research Service
Version 53 · Passed House · Jun 4, 2019
American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
This bill cancels and prohibits removal proceedings against certain aliens and provides such aliens with a path toward permanent resident status.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall cancel removal proceedings against certain aliens who entered the United States as minors and grant such aliens conditional permanent residence status for 10 years. The bill imposes various qualification requirements, such as the alien being continuously physically present in the United States and being enrolled in or having completed certain educational programs. DHS shall establish streamlined procedures to apply for conditional permanent residence for aliens who received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status and were not disqualified for renewal.
Showing the opening paragraphs of the official summary.
DHS shall remove the conditional permanent resident status granted to such aliens, if the alien applies and meets certain requirements, such as completing certain programs at an educational institution or serving at least two years in the Uniformed Services and being discharged honorably.
DHS or DOJ shall cancel removal proceedings against certain aliens who qualified for temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure status on certain past dates (both statuses temporarily protect covered aliens from removal). For such aliens who apply and pass the required background checks, DHS shall grant permanent residence status.
DHS may not use information from applications to adjust status under this bill for immigration enforcement purposes.
DHS shall establish a grant program for nonprofit organizations that assist individuals with certain immigration-related issues.
People & committees
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D–CA
Legislative record
A procedural vote is different from passage. Passage in one chamber does not establish enactment. Explore the glossary.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 112.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 237 - 187 (Roll no. 240). (text: CR H4265-4272)
House roll call 240 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 237 - 187 (Roll no. 240).(text: CR H4265-4272)
House roll call 240 · Individual votesOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 202 - 221 (Roll no. 239).
House roll call 239 · Individual votesThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cline motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment notwithstanding sections 111(e), 129, 211(c)(3), and 229 of this Act, an alien whose application would be denied based on criminal, national security, gang, or public safety grounds shall be referred by the Secretary of Homeland Security for determination of whether the alien should be placed in removal proceedings under section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Mr. Cline moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H4292)
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4292, H4294-4295)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule 19, the Chair postponed further proceedings on H.R. 6.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with two hours of debate on H.R. 6.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6 with 2 hours of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 415. (consideration: CR H4265-4291)
Rule H. Res. 415 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 415 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6 with 2 hours of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Primary sources
Text links open the official source. We currently store references to these documents.
Source last updated: Jul 21, 2025. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
AI Conversation Starters
Choose a perspective, copy a prompt, and paste it into your preferred AI. Each prompt includes the bill version and available official source links, and asks for counterarguments as well as supporting evidence.
Analyze H.R.6 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.
Examine H.R.6 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.
Examine H.R.6 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.
Examine H.R.6 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.