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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 549 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 128
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 549

                          [Report No. 116-168]

    To designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and 
  Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for 
 temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 15, 2019

  Mr. Soto (for himself and Mr. Diaz-Balart) introduced the following 
       bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

                             July 23, 2019

 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Murphy, Ms. Shalala, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, 
Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Hastings, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, 
Mr. Sires, Mr. Crist, Mr. Engel, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. Levin of Michigan, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Haaland, 
    Mr. Moulton, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Trone, Mr. Evans, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Ms. Wild, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. 
Espaillat, Ms. Dean, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Phillips, 
  Mr. Cicilline, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Suozzi

                             July 23, 2019

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               15, 2019]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
    To designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and 
  Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for 
 temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.

 

    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 ``Venezuela TPS Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR PURPOSES OF GRANTING TEMPORARY PROTECTED 
              STATUS.

    (a) Designation.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of section 244 of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a), Venezuela 
        shall be treated as if it had been designated under subsection 
        (b)(1)(C) of that section, subject to the provisions of this 
        section.
            (2) Period of designation.--The initial period of the 
        designation referred to in paragraph (1) shall be for the 18-
        month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.
    (b) Aliens Eligible.--As a result of the designation made under 
subsection (a), an alien who is a national of Venezuela is deemed to 
satisfy the requirements under paragraph (1) of section 244(c) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(c)), subject to 
paragraph (3) of such section, if the alien--
            (1) has been continuously physically present in the United 
        States since the date of the enactment of this Act;
            (2) is admissible as an immigrant, except as otherwise 
        provided in paragraph (2)(A) of such section, and is not 
        ineligible for temporary protected status under paragraph 
        (2)(B) of such section; and
            (3) registers for temporary protected status in a manner 
        established by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
    (c) Consent to Travel Abroad.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        give prior consent to travel abroad, in accordance with section 
        244(f)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
        1254a(f)(3)), to an alien who is granted temporary protected 
        status pursuant to the designation made under subsection (a) if 
        the alien establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security that emergency and extenuating circumstances 
        beyond the control of the alien require the alien to depart for 
        a brief, temporary trip abroad.
            (2) Treatment upon return.--An alien returning to the 
        United States in accordance with an authorization described in 
        paragraph (1) shall be treated as any other returning alien 
        provided temporary protected status under section 244 of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a).
                                                 Union Calendar No. 128

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 549

                          [Report No. 116-168]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

    To designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and 
  Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for 
 temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 23, 2019

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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