AmeriCorps Access for Dreamers Act
This bill amends the National and Community Service Act to allow DACA recipients to qualify for AmeriCorps programs. It directly affects undocumented immigrants who received deferred action under the 2012 DACA policy, including those who would otherwise be ineligible due to immigration status. The key change adds DACA recipients to the list of eligible participants by modifying the existing eligibility criteria in the law. The policy takes effect upon enactment, applying only to educational awards disbursed after that date.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2024
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President
Introduced Jul 9, 2024
Last action Jul 9, 2024
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Committee
1
Jul 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
lower
Jul 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Colin Z. Allred
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Delia C. Ramirez
DDemocratic
Co
Doris O. Matsui
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Jahana Hayes
DDemocratic
Co
John B. Larson
DDemocratic
Co
Nanette Diaz Barragán
DDemocratic
Co
Nydia M. Velázquez
DDemocratic
Co
Zoe Lofgren
DDemocratic
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