To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
Passed HouseInternational Affairs
IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
Passed HouseApr 16, 2026
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet
Where it stands
Passed House. Latest step, Apr 21, 2026: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374. The House passed it 224–204.All 4 of Iowa's representatives voted no in the House. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 1 new provisions of its own.
How this bill changes the law
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H.R. 1689 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 1 new provision of its own. Read from the bill text as placed on the Senate calendar (Apr 21, 2026).
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H.R. 1689Bill
Sec. 1Designation of Haiti for temporary protected statusnew law
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Sec. 1 Designation of Haiti for temporary protected status
What the words would change: every change, in place (0)
Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.
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What it does
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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.)
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 27, 2025).
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What has happened
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Apr 16, 2026Passed/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) Roll call recordLibrary of Congress
Feb 27, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress