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HR 144 111th Congress House Immigration Caribbean area Haiti Immigration status and procedures Latin America Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Travel and tourism

Haitian Protection Act of 2009

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Jan 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 6, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E16)
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Haitian Protection Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti as a country whose qualifying nationals may be eligible for temporary protected status.

Provides for: (1) an initial 18-month designation period; and (2) authorization for temporary travel abroad.

What's happening now February 9, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 14
D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 12, 2009
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 7, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 2, 2009
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 6, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 2, 2009
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 12, 2009
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 14, 2009
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 14, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 9, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 9, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 9, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 9, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 6, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 6, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 144: Haitian Protection Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-144/
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"H.R. 144: Haitian Protection Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-144/.
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H.R. 144, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-144/.
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