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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
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✓Agreed To
April 16, 2026
HousePassed 220 to 207
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✓Introduced, done
✓Committee, done
✓Floor Vote, done
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What This Bill Does
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
House floor actionsConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2939-2940)
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House floor actionsNOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO OFFER MOTION TO DISCHARGE - Ms. Pressley notified the House of her intent to offer a motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from further consideration of H. Res. 965 pursuant to clause 2(c) of rule XV.
House floor actionsMotion to discharge the Committee on Rules filed by Ms. Pressley. Assigned to the Discharge Calendar, Calendar No. 5.
House floor actionsMotion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Pressley. Petition No: 119-15. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/2026012215">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
Library of CongressSubmitted in House
House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Rules.
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For 4 years, our Nation suffered the largest illegal, mass migration in history at the hands of the Democrats.
I would note the starting place here. In 2010, Haitians were granted temporary status--temporary--after a severe earthquake struck their country. Since then, thousands of foreign nationals from Haiti have remained in the United States due to the renewal of this flawed program.
I vehemently oppose this backdoor amnesty bill that would allow hundreds of thousands of Haitians who entered our country illegally to be given de facto amnesty.
In fact, during the 4 years of the Biden-Harris administration, this tool was used to extend de facto amnesty to more than 1 million aliens who entered this country without a visa.
Understand the Democrats' plan. It is as straightforward as you can imagine. First, let in 10 million illegal immigrants during the Biden administration. Then, create sanctuary jurisdictions where it becomes difficult to do any removal of those illegal immigrants who commit other crimes.
This is an effort to undermine our country with people who have killed three people in my State. I did not come here to protect Haitians. I came here to protect for the good of our country. The only discharge petition I will support is the one that discharges all of these people back to Haiti.
I rise in strong support of H.R. 1689 to designate Haiti for temporary protected status, or TPS, and I thank Representatives Pressley and Gillen for their incredible tenacity and leadership in building the bipartisan coalition needed to get this bill to the floor.
This is a commonsense policy that will save lives and benefit the American public. I strongly urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan effort and vote ``yes.''
I support this bill because, at the end of the day, we have to recognize that the Haitian people who actually have come to the United States, they did go through a vigorous vetting process in order for them to get the TPS status that they have.
I rise in support of this measure to restore protections for our Haitian-American neighbors, and I am grateful for Congresswoman Pressley and Congresswoman Gillen's leadership on this issue.
I rise today in strong support of Representative Gillen's bill to extend temporary protective status for Haitians until 2029. In fact, to me, it is outrageous that it actually took Representative Pressley's bipartisan discharge petition to force this consequential vote.
As I stand here, I do so in diametric opposition to this administration, which knows full well of our Haitian neighbors' plight yet does not seek to alleviate their pain. Instead, they hope only to become an active participant in it.
I missed votes today, due to inclement weather. Had I been present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 111, No on Roll Call No. 112, and YEA on Roll Call No. 113.
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