3.0.0 2478 2022-11-01T13:50:02Z 2022-11-01T13:50:02Z Senate S 2019-09-12 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-09-12T19:40:16Z Bahamas TPS Act of 2019 116 4303 HR 2019-10-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Related bill CRS TPS for Victims of Hurricane Dorian Act of 2019 116 4272 HR 2019-09-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Related bill CRS 2019-09-12 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-09-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2019-09-12 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-09-12 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-09-12 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-09-12 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-09-12 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2019-09-12 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2019-09-12 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-09-12 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-09-12 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-09-12 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2019-09-12 True J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2019-09-12 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-09-12 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2019-09-12 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2019-09-12 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-09-12 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2019-09-12 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-09-16 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-09-16 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2019-09-26 False Immigration Bahamas Caribbean area Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Natural disasters Travel and tourism Immigration 00 2019-09-12 Introduced in Senate 2020-04-13T18:27:30Z Bahamas Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019

This bill designates the Bahamas as a temporary protected status (TPS) country for 18 months from the enactment of this bill. (Qualified nationals of a TPS-designated country shall have work authorization and may not be removed from the United States while the designation is in effect.)

A Bahamian national shall qualify for temporary protected status if the individual (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since the bill's enactment, (2) meets certain admissibility and eligibility requirements generally required for such status, and (3) registers with the Department of Homeland Security.

]]> Bahamas Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 Display Title Bahamas Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Bahamas Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to designate the Bahamas under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide temporary protected status under such section to eligible nationals of the Bahamas. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2478is/xml/BILLS-116s2478is.xml 2019-09-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.