HR 161
117th Congress
House
Immigration
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Travel and tourism
User charges and fees
Venezuela
Venezuela TPS Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jan 4, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Venezuela TPS Act of 2021
This bill permits nationals of Venezuela to qualify for temporary protected status, which prevents their removal from the United States and allows them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Such status shall be available to qualifying nationals of Venezuela for 18 months starting from this bill's enactment.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Committees of jurisdiction
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