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HR 1689 · 119th CongressOther

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.

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In plain language: This bill protects eligible Haitian citizens currently living in the United States from deportation and grants them permission to work legally. It requires the federal government to keep this protection, known as Temporary Protected Status, in effect until April 20, 2029. As long as the status is active, qualifying individuals cannot be removed from the country.

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Issues

What this bill touches.

Role of government+30Levels of legal immigration+35Refugee & asylum policy+60Enforcement & security+50

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

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Who it helps

  • Eligible Haitian nationals in the United StatesGrants Temporary Protected Status (TPS) through April 20, 2029, shielding eligible Haitian nationals in the United States from deportation and allowing them to obtain work authorization (Sec. 1).provisional

Who it burdens

  • Department of Homeland SecurityRequires the Secretary to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status through April 20, 2029, creating an administrative duty to implement and process TPS protections (Sec. 1).provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

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  1. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) until three months after January 20, 2029 (April 20, 2029), protecting eligible Haitian nationals in the United States from deportation and allowing them to obtain work authorization.

    Sec. 1provisional

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The record

How members voted on H.R. 1689.

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  • House · Apr 16, 2026 · YEA-AND-NAY

    On Passage · Passed

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Timeline

How it moved.

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  1. Apr 21, 2026Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.
  2. Apr 20, 2026Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  3. Apr 17, 2026Received in the Senate.
  4. Apr 16, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Apr 16, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 204 (Roll no. 120). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2940)
  6. Apr 16, 2026Passed/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)
  7. Apr 16, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  8. Apr 16, 2026DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 1689.
  9. Apr 16, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1689.
  10. Apr 16, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 965. (consideration: CR H2940-2947)
  11. Feb 27, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  12. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
  1. Apr 21, 2026Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.
  2. Apr 16, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Apr 16, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 204 (Roll no. 120). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2940)
  4. Apr 16, 2026Passed/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)
  5. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House

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Civic Herald. “To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. (H.R. 1689, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-1689. Congress.gov record as of Jul 30, 2026.

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