HR9523Referred to Committee
TPS Relief Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-06-29
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Seth Moulton
Democrat · MA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.5% (512 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/M001196
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (0)
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Committee Activity
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- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-06-29
Plain-English Summary
The proposal would allow people whose Temporary Protected Status claims have been denied to challenge those decisions in court, rather than having the government's decision be final. Currently, TPS applicants have limited ability to appeal denials through the judicial system, so this change would give immigrants seeking this temporary protection status a legal avenue to contest rejections they believe are unfair or made in error.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9523 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9523 To permit judicial review of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) claims. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2026 Mr. Moulton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To permit judicial review of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) claims. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``TPS Relief Act''. SEC. 2. PERMITTING JUDICIAL REVIEW OF TPS CLAIMS. Section 1254(a)(b)(5)(A) of title 8, United States Code, is amended by striking out the word ``no''. <all>
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