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HR 1014 115th Congress House

Haiti Emergency Relief Act of 2017

Official title: To designate Haiti under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Haiti to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section.

Introduced: February 13, 2017 Introduced by: Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Immigration Caribbean areaHaitiImmigration status and proceduresLatin America
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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
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 Latest action March 2, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 15
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 11, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 11, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 11, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 1, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 13, 2017
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 13, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1014: Haiti Emergency Relief Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1014/
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"H.R. 1014: Haiti Emergency Relief Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1014/.
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H.R. 1014, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1014/.
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