To designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10740 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10740

     To designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued 
  eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 5, 2026

 Mr. Keating (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Moore of 
   Wisconsin, Mr. Bell, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Landsman, Ms. 
Titus, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Bera, Mr. Latimer, 
  Mr. Schneider, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Lynch, Mr. 
  Carbajal, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Ms. Simon, Mr. Johnson of 
   Georgia, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Crow, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Lois 
 Frankel of Florida, Mr. Mannion, Ms. McBride, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Castor 
 of Florida, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Gottheimer, Mrs. 
    Wagner, Ms. Pettersen, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Wilson of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Mfume) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 
     To designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued 
  eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION FOR PURPOSES OF GRANTING UKRAINE TEMPORARY 
              PROTECTED STATUS.

    (a) Designation.--
            (1) In general.--Upon the expiration, on October 19, 2026, 
        of the designation of Ukraine for purposes of temporary 
        protected status under section 244 of the Immigration and 
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a), Ukraine shall be treated as 
        if it has been designated under subsection (b)(1)(C) of that 
        section, subject to the provisions of this Act.
            (2) Period of designation.--The period of designation 
        referred to in paragraph (1) shall begin on October 20, 2026, 
        and end on July 1, 2029.
    (b) Aliens Eligible.--As a result of the designation made under 
subsection (a), an alien who is a national of Ukraine, or an alien 
having no nationality who last habitually resided in Ukraine, is deemed 
to satisfy the requirements under paragraph (1) of section 244(c) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)), subject to 
paragraph (3) of such section, if the alien--
            (1) has continuously resided in the United States since the 
        date of the enactment of this Act;
            (2) has been continuously physically present in the United 
        States since such date of enactment;
            (3) is admissible as an immigrant, except as otherwise 
        provided in paragraph (2)(A) of such section, and is not 
        ineligible for temporary protected status under paragraph 
        (2)(B) of such section; and
            (4) registers for temporary protected status in such manner 
        as the Secretary of Homeland Security establishes.
    (c) Retroactive Designation.--If this Act is enacted after October 
20, 2026--
            (1) it shall apply retroactively to October 20, 2026; and
            (2) an alien who is otherwise eligible for temporary 
        protected status under subsection (b) shall not be considered 
        to have accrued unlawful presence in the United States.
    (d) Receipt, Processing, and Adjudication.--The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall--
            (1) receive and process applications for temporary 
        protected status, and applications for employment authorization 
        in connection with such status, submitted by nationals of 
        Ukraine and aliens having no nationality who last habitually 
        resided in Ukraine; and
            (2) not later than 90 days after the date on which such 
        application is received, complete the adjudication of such 
        application.
    (e) Consent To Travel Abroad.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        give prior consent to travel abroad, in accordance with section 
        244(f)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1254a(f)(3)), to an alien who is granted temporary protected 
        status pursuant to the designation made under subsection (a) if 
        the alien establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that 
        emergency and extenuating circumstances beyond the control of 
        the alien require the alien to depart for a brief, temporary 
        trip abroad.
            (2) Treatment upon return.--An alien returning to the 
        United States in accordance with an authorization described in 
        paragraph (1) shall be treated as any other returning alien 
        provided temporary protected status under section 244 of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a).
    (f) Severability.--If any provision of this Act or the application 
of such provision to any person or circumstance is held to be 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the provisions of this Act and the 
application of such provision to any other person or circumstance shall 
not be affected.
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