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To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 1689 · House Bill · 119th Congress

Stage
Passed first chamber
Started in
House
Sponsors
9
Latest action
Apr 21, 2026

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.)

Official summary · Introduced in House · Feb 27, 2025

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Feb 27, 2025

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Apr 21, 2026

  4. Law (Not started)

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Where it goes next

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