3.0.0 2783 2022-11-01T05:32:25Z 2022-11-01T05:32:25Z House HR 2019-05-16 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 82 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 2783.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution.[Page H3924]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-06-26T19:32:25Z Referred to 2019-05-16T14:01:50Z Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 116 549 HR 2019-07-29 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2019-06-26 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-05-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2019-05-16 True P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2019-06-10 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Citizenship and naturalization Congressional oversight Immigration status and procedures Latin America Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Travel and tourism Venezuela Immigration 00 2019-05-16 Introduced in House 2021-06-21T19:50:27Z TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019

This bill provides a path to lawful permanent resident status for qualifying aliens who, on or before a certain date (1) had or were eligible for temporary protected status (TPS), or (2) had received deferred enforced departure (DED) status. (TPS is available to nationals of designated countries, and an alien with such status is allowed to remain in the United States with work authorization. DED status also prevents removal and provides work authorization.)

A qualifying alien must have been continually present in the United States for at least three years before this bill's enactment. An alien who previously had TPS or DED status and was removed or departed solely due to the termination of such status may apply for lawful admission as a permanent resident from abroad, subject to certain conditions. Certain grounds for inadmissibility, such as an alien likely being a public charge, shall not apply to aliens applying for permanent resident status under this bill.

The parents, spouse, or unmarried child of an alien admitted for permanent residence under this bill shall also be admitted for permanent residence.

Qualifying aliens admitted for permanent residence under this bill shall be eligible for naturalization. Language proficiency requirements related to naturalization shall be waived for such aliens.

Venezuela shall be treated as a designated TPS country.

Within three days after announcing the termination a country's designation for TPS, the Department of Justice shall report to Congress the circumstances surrounding the termination.

]]> TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 Display Title TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for certain protections for aliens granted temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2783ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2783ih.xml 2019-06-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.