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HR 60 109th Congress House

Tsunamis Temporary Protected Status Act of 2005

Official title: To designate Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Somalia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Maldives, Tanzania, Seychelles, Bangladesh, and Kenya under section 244 of the … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To designate Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Somalia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Maldives, Tanzania, Seychelles, Bangladesh, and Kenya under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to render nationals of such foreign states eligible for temporary protected status under such section.

Introduced: January 6, 2005 See on congress.gov
Immigration Admission of nonimmigrantsAfrica (Sub-Saharan)AliensBangladesh
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Mar 2, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Jan 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 2, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tsunamis Temporary Protected Status Act of 2005 - Requires Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Somalia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Maldives, Tanzania, Seychelles, Bangladesh, and Kenya to be treated as if such countries had been designated for purposes of the temporary protected status (TPS) provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Establishes a one-year period of initial TPS designation.

Makes aliens who are nationals of such nations eligible for TPS if they: (1) have been continuously physically present since the date of enactment of this Act; (2) are admissible as immigrants or eligible for certain waivers of inadmissibility and are not ineligible for TPS; and (3) register for TPS in the manner established by the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Directs the Secretary to give prior consent to travel abroad to an alien granted TPS pursuant to this Act if the alien establishes that emergency and extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the alien require the alien to depart for a brief, temporary trip abroad.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 6, 2005
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 6, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 6, 2005
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jan 4, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 60: Tsunamis Temporary Protected Status Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-60/
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"H.R. 60: Tsunamis Temporary Protected Status Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-60/.
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