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119-HR1689FEDERALIntroduced

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

Voted 4/21/2026View source

Summary

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.)

Summary written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. Heard is not affiliated with it. Written at: Introduced in House, 2/27/2025.

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Read the full text of the Placed on Calendar Senate version (4/21/2026), exactly as published — 732 characters.

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How representatives voted

224 yea·204 nay·3 other