H.R. 6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2021

Bill Text

    Rules Committee Print 117-4 PDF XML

    Showing the text of H.R. 6, as introduced, with modifications.

    Text of H.R. 6 PDF XML

    (as introduced)

    Comparative Print PDF

    Comparing the base document H.R. 6, as introduced, with the Rules Committee Print 117-4.

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-3 on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 233: 
Agreed to by record vote of 216-204, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 212-200, on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.

MANAGERS: Torres/Fischbach

1. Structured rule for H.R. 1620.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-3, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Provides that following debate, each further amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
8. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution.
9. Provides one motion to recommit.
10. Closed rule for H.R. 6.
11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
12. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
13. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-4 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
14. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
15. Provides one motion to recommit.

16. Closed rule for H.R. 1603.
17. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
19. Provides that the amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
20. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
21. Provides one motion to recommit.
22. Closed rule for H.R. 1868.
23. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget or their designees.
24. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
25. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
26. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
27. Provides one motion to recommit.
28. Closed rule for H.J. Res. 17.
29. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their designees.
30. Waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution.
31. Provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read.
32. Waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution.
33. Provides one motion to recommit.
34. House Resolution 232 is hereby adopted.
35. Provides that notwithstanding clause 7(a) of rule X (interim committee funding), during the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, the period described in such clause shall end at midnight on April 22.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Green, Mark (TN)RepublicanClarifies that aliens who have been convicted of a felony offense or two misdemeanor offenses are eligible for deportation.Submitted
2Version 1Green, Mark (TN)RepublicanProhibits the removal of existing physical border fencing and barriers, with the exception of temporary removal for repairs or upgrades that enhance security.Submitted
3Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanEliminates the Secretary's ability to waive grounds of inadmissibility and the physical presence requirement for aliens who were removed from the United States on or after January 20, 2017.Submitted
4Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanStreamlines the Secretary's ability to deny alien's applications if the Secretary determines that the alien is a threat to public safety.Submitted
5Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanEliminates an alien's ability to get advance parole while an application is pending.Submitted
6Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanStrikes Sec. 305, Exemption from Numerical Limitations.Submitted
7Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanEliminates administrative or judicial review of denials.Submitted
8Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanRequires the Secretary to collect a fee for applications, allows the fee to be set at an amount of more than $495 to ensure that the agency it is able to recover the actual cost of adjudicating applications, and eliminates fee exemptions.Submitted
9Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanRequires the Secretary to share information for immigration enforcement or the enforcement of criminal or civil laws.Submitted
10Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanStrikes Sec. 310, Grant Program to Assist Eligible Applicants.Submitted
11Version 1Hern (OK)RepublicanRemoves the opportunity for naturalization if the alien has committed a misdemeanor offense carried out while the alien was in possession of a firearm.Submitted
12Version 1Hern (OK)RepublicanClarifies the eligibility criteria for citizenship upon birth.Submitted
13Version 1Hern (OK)RepublicanExpands the grounds of ineligibility for the benefits described in the bill to aliens convicted of one or more misdemeanor offense, rather than three or more misdemeanor offenses.Submitted
14Version 1Hern (OK)RepublicanEstablishes that English is the official language of the United States.Submitted
15Version 1Hern (OK)RepublicanExpands the criteria of ineligibility from the benefits of this legislation from those who participate in gang violence, to any individual who is knowingly a member of a gang.Submitted
16Version 1Garcia, Jesús (IL), Pressley (MA), Jayapal (WA), Bass (CA), Schakowsky (IL), Espaillat (NY), Cárdenas (CA), Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Escobar (TX), Correa (CA), Grijalva (AZ), Bowman (NY), Bush, Cori (MO), Meng (NY), Tlaib (MI), Napolitano (CA), Jones, Mondaire (NY), Garcia, Sylvia (TX), Pocan (WI), Chu (CA), Scott, Bobby (VA), Lee, Barbara (CA), Torres, Ritchie (NY), Brown (MD), Blumenauer (OR), Watson Coleman (NJ), Vargas (CA), Lowenthal (CA), Takano (CA), Norton (DC), Rush (IL), Hastings (FL), Khanna (CA), Newman (IL), McCollum (MN), Smith, Adam (WA), Welch (VT), Titus (NV), Trone (MD), Cicilline (RI), Omar (MN), Gomez (CA), Davis, Danny K. (IL), Sires (NJ), Castro (TX), Pallone (NJ), Lawrence (MI), DeGette (CO)DemocratWithdrawn Removes the secondary review process.Withdrawn
17Version 1Newhouse (WA)RepublicanStrikes Title I of H.R. 6 and inserts the text of S. 264, DREAM Act of 2021.Submitted
18Version 1Budd (NC)RepublicanCreates a civil remedy against a state or political subdivision for a victim of any felony committed by an illegal alien who benefitted from such state or political subdivision's sanctuary policy. Indemnifies states and political subdivisions that comply with a Department of Homeland Security immigration detainer.Submitted
19Version 1Garcia, Jesús (IL), Pressley (MA), Ocasio-Cortez (NY)DemocratWithdrawn Eliminates the 1 felony and 3 misdemeanor bars to eligibility, strikes the grounds of inadmissibility for a conviction for a "crime involving moral turpitude" or a conviction related to controlled substances, and strikes the ground of inadmissibility for alleged prostitution or vice such as gambling.Withdrawn
20Version 1Perry (PA)RepublicanStrikes Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility for Dreamers.Submitted
21Version 1Perry (PA)RepublicanRevokes the designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status.Submitted
22Version 1Perry (PA)RepublicanStrikes language imposing a limit on evidence that can be used to establish gang participation.Submitted