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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Maria Elvira Salazar

Republican · FL · Representative

Votes with party: 96.7% (481 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/S000168

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (39)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

2025-07-16

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2025-07-15
House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-07-15
House Committee on Homeland SecurityReferred To · 2025-07-15
House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-07-15
House Committee on Armed ServicesReferred To · 2025-07-15
House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2025-07-15
House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-07-15

Previously

Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-07-15
Armed Services CommitteeReferred To · 2025-07-15
Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeReferred To · 2025-07-15
Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-07-15
Homeland Security CommitteeReferred To · 2025-07-15

Plain-English Summary

Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream Act of 2025 or as the DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025 This bill addresses various immigration-related issues, including by requiring higher pay for U.S. Border Patrol agents, deferring the removal of eligible individuals without lawful immigration status, and implementing a mandatory electronic employment eligibility verification system patterned off the E-Verify system. The bill establishes several programs for individuals present in the United States without lawful status, including a path to lawful permanent resident status for qualified individuals, including those with deferred action for childhood arrival (DACA) status. In addition, the bill establishes the Dignity Program, which defers the removal of eligible individuals without lawful immigration status on a seven-year, renewable basis, provided individuals meet employment or education requirements, pay restitution, and satisfy other conditions. The bill also makes various changes to penalties and processes applicable to individuals entering the United States, for example by increasing the maximum criminal penalty for individuals previously removed or denied admission to the United States who attempt to reenter, authorizing the use of DNA testing to verify family relationships of immigrants, and establishing campuses at the border to process asylees. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must create, and U.S. employers must use, a nationwide electronic employment eligibility verification system. Furthermore, DHS may grant relatives of U.S. citizens relief from removal. The bill also increases the per country percentage ceiling for family-sponsored and employment-based visas.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Immigration

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