HR8959-118

Introduced

To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to ensure DACA recipients are eligible for educational awards.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 9, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to ensure DACA recipients are eligible for educational awards., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Education, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers 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, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HDEEA134406A44D2090FC79D10A360B84: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the AmeriCorps Access for Dreamers Act.
  • Section H797DC99747134F3781554B5693F6C6C7: 2. Eligibility for DACA recipients Section 146(a)(3) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12602(a)(3)) is amended by inserting before...
  • Section HB6885407EAC4440E8F2A329958396EA0: 3. Effective date The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to educational awards...

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 amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to ensure DACA recipients are eligible for educational awards., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Education, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to ensure DACA recipients are eligible for educational awards., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Education Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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federal implementing agencies:
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 9, 2024

Mr. Allred (for himself, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Norton, Ms. Barragán, …

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
Immigration Education Transportation
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

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