United StatesTo require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
What it does
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months beginning August 3, 2025. (Eligible nationals of a TPS-designated country may obtain employment authorization, may not be detained on the basis of their immigration status, and are not subject to removal while they retain TPS.)
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Apr 21Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.Latest
- Apr 20Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Apr 17Received in the Senate.
- Apr 16Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 965. (consideration: CR H2940-2947)
- Vote recorded Legislative vote recorded. Result: Passed.House
- Apr 16DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1689.
- Apr 16DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 1689.
- Apr 16The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Apr 16Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 204 (Roll no. 120). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2940)Passed House
- Apr 16Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025
- Feb 27Introduced in House
- Feb 27Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Introduced