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HCONRES 4 115th Congress House International Affairs Caribbean area Congressional tributes Haiti Immigration status and procedures Latin America Natural disasters

Expressing support for temporary protected status for Haitian nationals currently residing in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 4, 2017 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jan 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan 4, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 4, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses support for: (1) the granting of temporary protected status to Haitian nationals currently residing in the United States; and (2) the Haitian people and government as they work to rebuild from years of natural disasters, economic hardship, and political turmoil.

Acknowledges that it is in the best economic and security interests of the United States for Haiti to be a safe, stable, and productive country.

What's happening now January 11, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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