HR16-118

Introduced

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

118th Congress Introduced Jun 15, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Immigration, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H11BFFEDFDCC246D6B23E21588E177B25: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the American Dream and Promise Act of 2023. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section H78A15E515E584B679C15DE60C2FC5E4D: 101. Short title This title may be cited as the Dream Act of 2023.
  • Section H822D3641496542F995423F0313672BA7: 102. Permanent resident status on a conditional basis for certain long-term residents who entered the United States as children Notwithstanding any other...
  • Section H40FDF07D2398485BA135A8A1EC047874: 103. Terms of permanent resident status on a conditional basis Permanent resident status on a conditional basis is— valid for a period of 10 years, unless such...
  • Section HE4494FA3E7EB448383163B7618DA7E30: 104. Removal of conditional basis of permanent resident status Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall remove the conditional basis of an alien’s...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Immigration, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Immigration Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
federal implementing agencies:
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 15, 2023

Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Immigration Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"misdemeanor offense" §H822D3641496542F995423F0313672BA7

an offense under Federal or State law that is punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than 5 days but not more than 1 year

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