119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 27, 2025
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Apr 21, 2026): Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 27, 2025)
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status (TPS) for 18 months beginning August 3, 2025. (Eligible nationals of a TPS-designated country may obtain employment authorization, may not be detained on the basis of their immigration status, and are not subject to removal while they retain TPS.)
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Apr 16, 2026 · Roll call 120 · Passed
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 374.
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 204 (Roll no. 120). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2940) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 204 (Roll no. 120). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2940) Roll call details
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 1689.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1689.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 965. (consideration: CR H2940-2947)
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 22, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…l to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. Support H.Res.965 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$830,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act Termination of TPS Status for Haiti and El Salvador H-1B Petitions Fee DOL Proposed Rule Revising Prevailing Wage Methodology for H-1B, PERM Visa Programs H.R. 1689: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$420,000
Spent on own lobbying
…d legislatIon, Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act, Entirety DACA Renewal Applications, Delay related issues H.R.9853, The Right to Learn Act, proposed legislation H.R.1689/S.4814, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status, Entirety H.R.1061/S.455, Protecting Sensitive Location…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · lobbying firm or registrant: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$16,480,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1689, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status H.R. 4393, Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$75,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans and Haitians, and other programs that are currently providing parolees the ability to live and work in the United States. - H.R. 1689 / S. 4814 - A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$550,000
Spent on own lobbying
…and the Healthcare Workforce Act (H.R. 7961). Discuss RIN 1615-AD20, Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions, and support exemption for cap-exempt institutions. Discuss H.R.1689, designating Haiti for Temporary Protected Status.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…congressional offices regarding new $100,000 H-1B Visa fees and expiring Temporary Protected Statuses and how it may exacerbate workforce shortages. Supported H.R. 1689/H. Res. 965
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GLOBAL REFUGE · lobbying firm or registrant: GLOBAL REFUGE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$20,000
Spent on own lobbying
…and processing of immigration adjudications Bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status, H. Res. 965, H.R. 1689, S.4814, generally, no specific provisions The United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) Consultation and Worldwide Processing Priorities, generally, no…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 12, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$200,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Trump's executive actions on immigration Support the Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (H.R. 5494) Support the Dignity Act (H.R. 4393) Support for H.R. 1689, to direct DHS to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Homeland Security
Amount not reported
…de legal protections to ensure immigration enforcement is executed in a humane manner consistent with other law enforcement agencies. NETWORK strongly supports H.R. 1689, a bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. This is critical to ensure current Haitian TPS holders…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
Amount not reported
…de legal protections to ensure immigration enforcement is executed in a humane manner consistent with other law enforcement agencies. NETWORK strongly supports H.R. 1689, a bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. This is critical to ensure current Haitian TPS holders…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Sep 29, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…n Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents". Support H.Res.965 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$200,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Trump's executive actions on immigration Support the Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act (H.R. 5494) Support the Dignity Act (H.R. 4393) Support for H.R. 1689, to direct DHS to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Homeland Security
Amount not reported
…de legal protections to ensure immigration enforcement is executed in a humane manner consistent with other law enforcement agencies. NETWORK strongly supports H.R. 1689, a bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. This is critical to ensure current Haitian TPS holders…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
NETWORK · lobbying firm or registrant: NETWORK LOBBY FOR CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
Amount not reported
…de legal protections to ensure immigration enforcement is executed in a humane manner consistent with other law enforcement agencies. NETWORK strongly supports H.R. 1689, a bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. This is critical to ensure current Haitian TPS holders…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$580,000
Spent on own lobbying
…loyers petitioning for new H-1B visas; support health care sector exemption; endorse H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act (H.R. 7961). Discuss H.R.1689, designating Haiti for Temporary Protected Status, with Congressional staff.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$840,000
Spent on own lobbying
…force Resilience Act Termination of TPS Status for Haiti H-1B Petitions Fee DOL Proposed Rule Revising Prevailing Wage Methodology for H-1B, PERM Visa Programs H.R. 1689: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
The Right to Learn Act, proposed legislation H.R.1689, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status, Entirety S.1297, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025, Enti…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
GLOBAL REFUGE · lobbying firm or registrant: GLOBAL REFUGE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…1615-AC97, generally, no specific provisions Bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status, H.Res. 965, H.R. 1689, S.4814, generally, no specific provisions The United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) Consultation and Worldwide Processing Priorities, generally, no…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$75,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans and Haitians, and other programs that are currently providing parolees the ability to live and work in the United States. - H.R. 1689 / S. 4814 - A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN NETWORK OF COMMUNITY OPTIONS AND RESOURCES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$33,563
Spent on own lobbying
…congressional offices regarding new $100,000 H-1B Visa fees and expiring Temporary Protected Statuses and how it may exacerbate workforce shortages. Supported H.R. 1689/H. Res. 965
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$670,000
Spent on own lobbying
…d ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security-Issues Lobbied: LGBTQ Rights. H.Res. 965-Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status-Issues Lobbied: Immigration. H.R. 7147-Homeland Security and F…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC · lobbying firm or registrant: SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
Path to Legal Status - S. 2468, H.R. 4698, H.R. 1589 Temporary Protected Status - H.R. 1689, S. 4814 Temporary and work visas - bills in formation Appropriations and reconciliation - S.2 Immigration Reform - H.R. 4638 and H.R. 1958
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM · lobbying firm or registrant: FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$42,000
Spent on own lobbying
…1383, Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act H.R. 151 / S. 2205, Equal Representation Act S. 3857 / H.R. 7780, One Nation, One Visa Policy Act H.R. 1689, To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status S. Con. Res. 33, Department of Homeland Security Reconciliatio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$140,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 1689 "to extend by 3 years the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation of Haiti," all provisions. S 2 "Secure America Act," all provisions, including Amendment…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing