{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1689","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1689,"title":"To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-27","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"G000602","fullName":"Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]","party":"D","state":"NY","district":4}],"cosponsorsCount":8,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-04-21","text":"Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374."},"policyArea":"International Affairs","subjects":["Caribbean area","Foreign labor","Haiti","Immigration status and procedures"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-04-21","text":"Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-20","text":"Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-17","text":"Received in the Senate.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-16","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-16","text":"On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 204 (Roll no. 120). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2940)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":true},{"date":"2026-04-16","text":"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)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":true},{"date":"2026-04-16","text":"The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-16","text":"DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 1689.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-16","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1689.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-16","text":"Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 965. (consideration: CR H2940-2947)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-27","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p>This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months beginning August 3, 2025. (Eligible nationals&nbsp;of a TPS-designated country&nbsp;may obtain employment authorization, may not be detained on the basis of their immigration status, and are not subject to removal while they retain TPS.)</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-10T08:06:27Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":492,"ts":"2026-07-14T06:52:41.498Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=To%20require%20the%20Secretary%20of%20Homeland%20Security%20to%20designate%20H"}]}}