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POSITIVE Immigration 119th Congress

H.R.1589 American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

Creates a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers, TPS holders, and DED beneficiaries brought to the U.S. as children (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

533K DACA recipients contribute $42B/yr to GDP; 96% employed/in school; $9.9B/yr in taxes.

USCIS (Dec. 2024): 533,280 active DACA recipients; FWD.us: contribute $42B to annual GDP, $5.7B in federal taxes, $1.7B in state/local taxes, $2.5B to Social Security/Medicare annually
  • FWD.us — DREAMers with citizenship pathway would contribute up to $1 trillion to GDP over 10 years; removing all DACA recipients would cost $21B+
  • 96% of DACA recipients are employed or in school; average wages increased 164% from $11.92/hr to $31.52/hr since DACA (CAP 2023)
  • Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982) — SCOTUS held that undocumented children have equal protection right to public education
  • ITEP — DACA-eligible immigrants pay $1.7B annually in state and local taxes; 256,000 U.S. citizen children have a DACA parent (FWD.us)

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$2.8M combined quarterly activity
10 lobbying firms
10 clients represented
2025-first_quarter–2026-second_quarter filing period
Policy Areas Covered
Immigration
Government Entities Lobbied
  • Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
  • Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
  • Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
  • Defense, Dept of (DOD)
  • Education, Dept of
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Federal Highway Administration (FHA)
  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  • Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
  • Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
  • General Services Administration (GSA)
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
  • Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  • Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)
  • Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
  • SENATE
  • Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
  • Small Business Administration (SBA)
  • State, Dept of (DOS)
  • Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
  • Treasury, Dept of
  • U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
  • White House Office
Who Hired the Lobbyists
  • ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA
  • ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES
  • INDEPENDENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC
  • MOVEON.ORG CIVIC ACTION 501(c)(4) organization which focuses on nonpartisan education and advocacy on natl. issues
  • INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
  • INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE STRUCTURAL ORNAMENTAL & REINFORCING IRON WORKERS
  • NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC) Nonprofit organization
  • KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE
  • HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

American Dream and Promise Act — pathway to citizenship for DREAMers, TPS holders, and DED beneficiaries. It provides legal status to individuals brought to the U.S. as children, consistent with bipartisan Dream Act precedent and international human rights standards.