EARN Act

Summary

Education Access for Rightful Noncitizens Act or the EARN Act - 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 prior to 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 general education diploma in the United States; and (5) from the age of 16 and older, has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal. Authorizes: (1) the Secretary to adjust the status of an alien who has met such conditions prior to enactment of this Act to conditional permanent resident status; and (2) such alien to petition the Secretary for permanent resident status at the end of the conditional residence period. 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. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) exclusive jurisdiction; (2) penalties for false application statements; (3) confidentiality; (4) fee prohibitions for expedited application processing; and (5) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report respecting the number of aliens adjusted under this Act.

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Timeline

1. 28 February 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 February 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 February 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 19 March 2007

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 28 February 2007 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 February 2007

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 February 2007

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 February 2007

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Sponsors

• Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← American Dream Act
• related to ← DREAM Act of 2007
• related to ← DREAM Act of 2007