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HR 4272 116th Congress House Immigration Bahamas Caribbean area Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Natural disasters Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Travel and tourism

TPS for Victims of Hurricane Dorian Act of 2019

Introduced: September 12, 2019 Introduced by: Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Sep 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 10, 2019
Introduced in House
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TPS for Victims of Hurricane Dorian Act of 2019

This bill designates the Bahamas as a temporary protected status (TPS) country for 18 months from the enactment of this bill. (Qualified nationals of a TPS-designated country shall have work authorization and may not be removed from the United States while the designation is in effect.)

A Bahamian national shall qualify for temporary protected status if the individual (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since the bill's enactment, (2) meets certain admissibility and eligibility requirements generally required for such status, and (3) registers with the Department of Homeland Security.

What's happening now September 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4303 Related bill Bahamas TPS Act of 2019
  • S 2478 Related bill Bahamas Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 44
All 44 Democratic 37
McEachin, A.
· Oct 4, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 26, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 25, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 24, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 20, 2019
SERRANO, JOSE
· Sep 19, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Sep 18, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 16, 2019
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 16, 2019
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Sep 16, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 16, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 16, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 13, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Sep 12, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 12, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Sep 12, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 12, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Sep 11, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 11, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· Sep 11, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 11, 2019
PRICE, DAVID
· Sep 11, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 11, 2019
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Sep 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4272: TPS for Victims of Hurricane Dorian Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4272/
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"H.R. 4272: TPS for Victims of Hurricane Dorian Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4272/.
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