Legislative Oversight

Stable identifiers

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1689

Official text excerpt

119 HR 1689 IH: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-02-27 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1689 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2025 Ms. Gillen (for herself, Mr. Lawler , and Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. 
 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 for a period of 18 months beginning on August 3, 2025.

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Citations

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