S. 2205 — 110th Congress

DREAM Act of 2007

Originated in the Senate · Introduced Oct 18, 2007 · Immigration

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Latest action

Oct 24, 2007

Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 44. Record Vote Number: 394. (consideration: CR S13306; text: CR S13306)

CRS summary

As of Oct 18, 2007

Introduced in Senate

Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007 or DREAM Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States before his or her sixteenth birthday, and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding enactment of this Act; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (4) at the time of application, has been admitted to an institution of higher education, or has earned a high school or equivalent diploma; (5) from the age of 16 and older, has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal; and (6) is under 30 years old on the date of enactment of this Act.

Sets forth the conditions for conditional permanent resident status, including: (1) termination of status for violation of this Act; and (2) removal of conditional status to permanent status.

Authorizes an alien who has satisfied the appropriate requirements prior to enactment of this Act to petition the Secretary for conditional permanent resident status.

Provides for: (1) exclusive jurisdiction; (2) penalties for false application statements; (3) confidentiality; (4) fee prohibitions; (5) higher education assistance; and (6) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report respecting the number of aliens adjusted under this Act.

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Roll-call votes

1 on record

Oct 24, 2007 · On the Cloture Motion

Full roll call

Cloture Motion Rejected (52–44)

46 of 100 recorded votes are not yet matched to a member profile.

Yea52: 23 D · 2 R · 1 I

MemberPartyState
LUGAR, Richard GreenIN
INOUYE, Daniel KenHI
LAUTENBERG, Frank RaleighNJ
WEBB, James H.VA
BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr.NM
BROWNBACK, Sam DaleKS
FEINGOLD, Russell DanaWI
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I.CT
HAGEL, Charles TimothyNE
SALAZAR, Kenneth LeeCO
CRAIG, Larry EdwinID
OBAMA, BarackIL
SNOWE, Olympia JeanME
HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann BaileyTX
COLEMAN, NormMN
CLINTON, Hillary RodhamNY
NELSON, Earl BenjaminNE
BAYH, EvanIN
KERRY, John ForbesMA
LOTT, Chester TrentMS
KOHL, Herbert H.WI
LINCOLN, Blanche LambertAR
BENNETT, Robert FosterUT
AKAKA, Daniel KahikinaHI
MARTINEZ, Melquiades R.FL
BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr.DE
Dianne FeinsteinDemocratCA
Thomas R. CarperDemocratDE
Bill NelsonDemocratFL
Tom HarkinDemocratIA
Richard J. DurbinDemocratIL
Barbara A. MikulskiDemocratMD
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratMD
Carl LevinDemocratMI
Debbie StabenowDemocratMI
Amy KlobucharDemocratMN
Robert MenendezDemocratNJ
Harry ReidDemocratNV
Charles E. SchumerDemocratNY
Sherrod BrownDemocratOH
Ron WydenDemocratOR
Robert P. Casey, Jr.DemocratPA
Jack ReedDemocratRI
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocratRI
Tim JohnsonDemocratSD
Patrick J. LeahyDemocratVT
Maria CantwellDemocratWA
Patty MurrayDemocratWA
John D. Rockefeller, IVDemocratWV
Bernard SandersIndependentVT
Susan M. CollinsRepublicanME
Orrin G. HatchRepublicanUT

Nay44: 22 R · 4 D

MemberPartyState
VOINOVICH, George VictorOH
STEVENS, Theodore FultonAK
DOMENICI, Pete VichiNM
BUNNING, James Paul DavidKY
BYRD, Robert CarlyleWV
ENSIGN, John EricNV
GREGG, Judd AlanNH
SPECTER, ArlenPA
BAUCUS, Max SiebenMT
DORGAN, Byron LeslieND
BOND, Christopher SamuelMO
ALLARD, A. WayneCO
SMITH, Gordon HaroldOR
DOLE, Elizabeth HanfordNC
DeMINT, James W.SC
WARNER, John WilliamVA
CONRAD, KentND
SUNUNU, John E.NH
Mark L. PryorDemocratAR
Mary L. LandrieuDemocratLA
Claire McCaskillDemocratMO
Jon TesterDemocratMT
Lisa MurkowskiRepublicanAK
Jeff SessionsRepublicanAL
Richard C. ShelbyRepublicanAL
Jon KylRepublicanAZ
Johnny IsaksonRepublicanGA
Saxby ChamblissRepublicanGA
Chuck GrassleyRepublicanIA
Mike CrapoRepublicanID
Pat RobertsRepublicanKS
Mitch McConnellRepublicanKY
David VitterRepublicanLA
Thad CochranRepublicanMS
Richard BurrRepublicanNC
James M. InhofeRepublicanOK
Tom CoburnRepublicanOK
Lindsey GrahamRepublicanSC
John ThuneRepublicanSD
Bob CorkerRepublicanTN
Lamar AlexanderRepublicanTN
John CornynRepublicanTX
John BarrassoRepublicanWY
Michael B. EnziRepublicanWY

Not Voting4: 1 D · 1 R

MemberPartyState
DODD, Christopher JohnCT
KENNEDY, Edward MooreMA
Barbara BoxerDemocratCA
John McCainRepublicanAZ

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