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S4814Referred to Committee

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

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-06-17
Introduced
18
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Edward J. Markey
Edward J. Markey
Democrat · MA · Senator
Votes with party: 85.0% (835 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M000133

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (18)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Andy Kim (D-NJ)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Jack Reed (D-RI)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Patty Murray (D-WA)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Peter Welch (D-VT)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)Original· 2026-06-17
  • Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)Original· 2026-06-17

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-06-17

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-06-17

Plain-English Summary

The Secretary of Homeland Security would be required to grant temporary protected status to Haiti, allowing Haitian nationals currently in the United States to legally live and work here without fear of deportation for a set period of time. This designation is typically used when a country experiences ongoing armed conflict, natural disaster, or other extraordinary conditions that make it unsafe for citizens to return home. Haitian immigrants and their families would be the primary beneficiaries of this protection.

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Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.

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