U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB1689: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
Status: Passed one chamber, April 21, 2026
What the bill says
An act To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
From the amended text, April 21, 2026:
AN ACT To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. SECTION 1. Designation of Haiti for temporary protected status Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall designate Haiti for temporary protected status until the date that is 3 months after January 20, 2029. Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 2026. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk. April 21, 2026 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
Sponsors
- Laura Gillen (D, HD-004) · primary sponsor
- Michael Lawler (R, HD-017)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D, HD-FL-20)
- Thomas Suozzi (D, HD-003)
- Wesley Bell (D, HD-001)
- Frank Pallone (D, HD-006)
- Frederica Wilson (D, HD-FL-24)
- Joseph Neguse (D, HD-CO-2)
- Lois Frankel (D, HD-FL-22)
Latest actions
- : Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.
- : Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- : Received in the Senate.
- : Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- : On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 204 (Roll no. 120). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2940)
- : Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 204 (Roll no. 120). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2940)
- : The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- : DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 1689.
- : DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1689.
- : Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 965. (consideration: CR H2940-2947)
Votes
- On Passage (April 16, 2026): 224 yea, 204 nay, passed
Subjects: Haiti, Foreign labor, Caribbean area, Immigration status and procedures, International Affairs
Common questions
- What is HB1689?
- HB1689 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
- What does HB1689 do?
- In its own words: An act To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
- What is the status of HB1689?
- Passed one chamber as of April 21, 2026. Latest action: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374. (April 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1689?
- Laura Gillen (D, HD-004), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1689?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1689
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