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.
- Stage
- Passed first chamber
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +5
- Latest action
- Apr 21
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Done)
Floor (Current step)
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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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What moved
Who is involved
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]Lead sponsor
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]Co-sponsor
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