Venezuela TPS Act of 2025
Sponsor

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Cosponsors (8)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25)Original· 2025-05-08
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)Original· 2025-05-08
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24)· 2025-05-20
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5)· 2025-05-20
- Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9)· 2025-09-08
- Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29)· 2026-01-22
- Pablo José Hernández (D-PR-0)· 2026-01-27
- Lois Frankel (D-FL-22)· 2026-04-09
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 →
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-05-08
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-05-08
- House Committee on the BudgetReferred To · 2025-05-08
Previously
- Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-05-08
- Budget CommitteeReferred To · 2025-05-08
Plain-English Summary
This bill would grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Venezuelan nationals currently in the United States, allowing them to legally live and work in the country for a set period without fear of deportation. TPS is a special immigration status the government uses during emergencies or crises in foreign countries, and this bill would extend that protection to people fleeing Venezuela's political and economic turmoil. The measure would affect hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants and their employers while requiring congressional approval rather than being decided by the executive branch alone.
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Subjects
Related legislation
Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.
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