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H.R. 1689 · 119th Congress

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).

New provisions of the bill's own

  • 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.

    From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, latest edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

    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).

    Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

    What has happened

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    1. Apr 21, 2026Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.Senate
    2. Apr 20, 2026Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.Senate
    3. Apr 17, 2026Received in the Senate.Senate
    4. Apr 16, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
    5. Apr 16, 2026On 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 recordHouse floor actions
    6. 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
    7. Apr 16, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.House floor actions
    8. Apr 16, 2026DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 1689.House floor actions
    9. Apr 16, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1689.House floor actions
    10. Apr 16, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 965. (consideration: CR H2940-2947)House floor actions
    11. Feb 27, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.House floor actions
    12. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
    13. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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    Recorded votes

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    1. Apr 16, 2026 · HousePassed 224–204
      Iowa: Randy Feenstra no, Ashley Hinson no, Mariannette Miller-Meeks no, Zachary Nunn no
      On Passage · needed a majority
      R 10 yes, 204 noI 1 yes, 0 noD 213 yes, 0 noEach member · Record

    Cosponsors

    • Wesley Bell D-MO-1
    • Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL-20
    • Lois Frankel D-FL-22
    • Michael Lawler R-NY-17
    • Joe Neguse D-CO-2
    • Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ-6
    • Thomas R. Suozzi D-NY-3
    • Frederica S. Wilson D-FL-24