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HR1689FEDERALSession 119Federal Billpassed chamber

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Proposed Law to Grant Temporary Protected Status to Haiti

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

Last action · April 21, 2026: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.Sponsors: Laura Gillen and 8 others

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What This Bill Would Do

This bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant to Haiti for 18 months. This designation would allow eligible Haitian nationals currently in the United States to remain and work legally for that duration.

Why it matters

If passed, this bill would provide legal work authorization and protection from deportation for Haitian nationals in the U.S. for an 18-month period starting August 3, 2025.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Haitian nationals in the U.S.

Individuals from Haiti currently in the U.S. would be eligible for temporary legal status and work authorization if the bill is enacted.

Directly affected

Department of Homeland Security

The agency is mandated to carry out the designation of Haiti for TPS.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Temporary Protected Status (TPS) do?

TPS allows eligible foreign nationals from a designated country to stay and work in the United States for a temporary period because conditions in their home country prevent their safe return.

When would this status begin?

The bill specifies that the 18-month period would begin on August 3, 2025.

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Where This Stands

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Procedural history

12 actions

Apr 21, 2026Senate
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.
Apr 20, 2026Senate
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Apr 17, 2026Senate
Received in the Senate.
Apr 16, 2026House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 16, 2026HouseFloor
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 204 (Roll no. 120). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2940)
Apr 16, 2026HouseFloor
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 204 (Roll no. 120). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2940)

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Apr 16, 2026House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Apr 16, 2026House
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 1689.
Apr 16, 2026House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1689.
Apr 16, 2026House
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 965. (consideration: CR H2940-2947)
Feb 27, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 27, 2025HouseIntroduced
Introduced in House

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Voting Record

Outcome not reportedHouse4/16/2026Voteview

Total

422

Yes: 220
No: 202
Present: 0
Not voting: 0
Abstain: 0

How they voted (422)

398 more members

George WhitesidesDyes

Christopher DeluzioDyes

Jennifer McClellanDyes

Maggie GoodlanderDyes

April McClain DelaneyDyes

Janice SchakowskyDyes

Charles FleischmannRno

Mike LevinDyes

Pete AguilarDyes

Bonnie Watson ColemanDyes

Alexandria Ocasio-CortezDyes

Marilyn StricklandDyes

Raja KrishnamoorthiDyes

Adriano EspaillatDyes

Kristen McDonald RivetDyes

Brittany PettersenDyes

Brian FitzpatrickRyes

Nicole MalliotakisRyes

Debbie Wasserman SchultzDyes

Nikema WilliamsDyes

Ed CaseDyes

Melanie StansburyDyes

Teresa Leger FernandezDyes

Mariannette Miller-MeeksRno

Michelle FischbachRno

Suhas SubramanyamDyes

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickDyes

Richard McCormickRyes

Mario Diaz-BalartRyes

Mike KennedyRno

Jefferson Van DrewRno

Michael BaumgartnerRno

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Motion succeededHouse4/16/2026U.S. CongressOfficial roll call ↗

On Passage

Total

431

Yes: 224
No: 204
Present: 0
Not voting: 3
Abstain: 0

How they voted (2)

Raúl GrijalvaDyes

Kevin KileyRyes

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Mandatory TPS Designation

The bill uses a 'shall designate' mandate, which removes the typical administrative discretion usually held by the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding TPS designations.

Homeland Security Haiti