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HR 3602 113th Congress House Immigration Asia Floods and storm protection Immigration status and procedures Philippines Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Travel and tourism

Filipino Temporary Protected Status Act of 2013

Introduced: November 21, 2013 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 9, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Nov 21, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 21, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Filipino Temporary Protected Status Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the extraordinary and temporary conditions caused by flooding and other catastrophic damage wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines qualifies the Philippines for designation under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, pursuant to which nationals of the Philippines would be eligible for temporary protected status in the United States.

Provides 18-month temporary protected status for a national of the Philippines who: (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since November 8, 2013, (2) is admissible as an immigrant and not ineligible for temporary protected status, and (3) registers for temporary protected status in a manner that the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) shall establish.

Permits such an alien to travel abroad if the alien establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that emergency and extenuating circumstances beyond the alien's control require his or her departure for a brief, temporary trip abroad.

What's happening now January 9, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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