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HR 6345 114th Congress House Immigration Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Natural disasters

TPS Reform Act of 2016

Introduced: November 17, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Dec 5, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Nov 17, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 17, 2016
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

TPS Reform Act of 2016

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the criteria for designation of a foreign state as eligible to have its citizens be given temporary protected status (TPS) in the United States.

Such revisions include the following: (1) such a foreign state shall be designated by an Act of Congress rather than by the Department of Justice; (2) such Act must find that an environmental disaster in such a foreign state is immediately life-threatening; (3) such Act may provide for early termination of a foreign state's designation; (4) such Act shall include an estimate of the number of a foreign state's nationals who are TPS eligible, their U.S. immigration status, and a time period for the effectiveness of the designation of not more than 18 months; and (5) an alien lacking lawful immigration status shall be ineligible for TPS.

What's happening now December 5, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2