S 2478
116th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Bahamas
Caribbean area
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Natural disasters
Travel and tourism
Bahamas Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019
Introduced: September 12, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Bahamas Temporary Protected Status 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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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