Bill119th Congress
H.R. 1689
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
Introduced
Feb 27, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
International Affairs
Latest Action
Feb 27, 2025
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsor
Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]
Democrat·NY-4
Bioguide ID: G000602
First Name: Laura
Last Name: Gillen
By Request: N
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Cosponsors
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Committees
3
Actions
0
Amendments
1
Related Bills
0
Subjects
1
Summaries
2
Titles
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Text Versions
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Apr 15, 2026
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Bill Type
- HR
- Bill Number
- 1,689
- Congress
- 119
- Introduced Date
- Feb 27, 2025
- Policy Area
- International Affairs
- Is Law
- No
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: House floor actions
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Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in House· Feb 27, 20250
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.)
Judiciary Committee
House· Standing
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2025