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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 1689

Introduced

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

Sponsor
DLaura Gillen· New York
Introduced
February 27, 2025
Policy area
International Affairs
Latest action
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.April 21, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1689 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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Calendar No. 374
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 1689

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 17 (legislative day, April 14), 2026

Received

April 20, 2026

Read the first time

April 21, 2026

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF HAITI FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall designate Haiti for temporary protected status 
until the date that is 3 months after January 20, 2029.

Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 2026.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.
Calendar No. 374

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 1689

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

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

_______________________________________________________________________

April 21, 2026

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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