HR 1014
115th Congress
House
Immigration
Caribbean area
Haiti
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Travel and tourism
Haiti Emergency Relief Act of 2017
Introduced: February 13, 2017
Introduced by:
Clarke, Yvette D.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 2, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Feb 13, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 13, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Haiti Emergency Relief Act of 2017
This bill extends 18-month temporary protected status to a national of Haiti who: (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since November 4, 2016, (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 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall establish.
Such an alien may travel abroad if the alien establishes to the satisfaction of DHS 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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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