House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
DREAM Act of 2011
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 11, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 1, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1842.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BERMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3219):Article I, section 8, clause 4 of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated March 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 51 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1842, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1842
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
684f25a39ca2d17fc50276a813d9b631b9dd6fc40aa0c059a3581bfd52fdce65
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of March 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1842, last updated March 23, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
115 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 114 Democrats
1 of 115 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Joe Baca (D-CA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Hansen Clarke (D-MI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Susan Davis (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Keith Ellison (D-MN) and 85 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Howard Berman.
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- H.R. 3288 (112th) Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2011
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- H.R. 3017 (112th) Agricultural Labor Market Reform Act of 2011
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.