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HR 1689 · introduced · significant

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

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status for 18 months starting August 3, 2025.
  • Haitian nationals with TPS status gain work authorization and protection from deportation during this period.
  • The designation takes effect automatically on the specified date with no additional appropriations required.

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  1. 01

    How would automatic TPS designation for Haiti affect labor market competition and wages in industries that currently employ many Haitian immigrants?

  2. 02

    What evidence suggests that 18 months of work authorization and deportation protection will meaningfully improve conditions for Haitian nationals compared to alternative assistance approaches?

  3. 03

    If TPS designation occurs automatically without DHS discretion, how should policymakers balance concerns about labor market disruption against humanitarian protection for nationals from countries experiencing crisis?

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Sponsor · D-NY-4

Laura Gillen

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-04-21 · senate · Calendars

    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.

  2. 2026-04-20 · senate · Calendars

    Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

  3. 2026-04-17 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate.

  4. 2026-04-16 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  5. 2026-04-16 · house · Floor

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 204 (Roll no. 120). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2940)

  6. 2026-04-16 · Floor

    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)

  7. 2026-04-16 · house · Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  8. 2026-04-16 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 1689.

  9. 2026-04-16 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1689.

  10. 2026-04-16 · house · Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 965. (consideration: CR H2940-2947)

  11. 2025-02-27 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  12. 2025-02-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  13. 2025-02-27 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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