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HR 5564 117th Congress House Immigration

Cameroon TPS Act of 2021

Introduced: October 12, 2021 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Oct 12, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 12, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cameroon TPS Act of 2021

This bill permits nationals of Cameroon 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 Cameroon for 18 months starting from this bill's enactment.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 18
D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Nov 12, 2021
Levin, Andy
· Nov 12, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Nov 2, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Nov 2, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Nov 2, 2021
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Oct 26, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Oct 25, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Oct 12, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 12, 2021
Brown, Anthony
· Oct 12, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Oct 12, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 12, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Oct 12, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 12, 2021
KIND, RON
· Oct 12, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Oct 12, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 12, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 12, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 12, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 12, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Oct 12, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 12, 2021
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 12, 2021
Ruppersberger, C.
· Oct 12, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Oct 12, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5564: Cameroon TPS Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5564/
MLA
"H.R. 5564: Cameroon TPS Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5564/.
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H.R. 5564, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5564/.
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