IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 165 
Expressing support for temporary protected status for Haitian nationals 
currently residing in the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2009 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Ms. ROS- 
LEHTINEN, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Ms. 
CLARKE, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. EDWARDS of Mary-
land, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. NADLER of New York, Mr. JACK-
SON of Illinois, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. LINCOLN 
DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. CROWLEY, and Ms. NORTON) submitted 
the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for temporary protected status for Hai-
tian nationals currently residing in the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
Whereas in August and September 2008, two tropical storms 
and two hurricanes devastated Haiti and affected nearly 
1,000,000 people, killing 800 people, internally displacing 
over 150,000 people, and damaging over 100,000 homes; 
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Whereas the World Bank assessed the storm damage at near-
ly $1,000,000,000, or about 15 percent of the gross do-
mestic product of Haiti; 
Whereas this has been the worst disaster in Haiti in 100 
years; 
Whereas the Government of Haiti, lead by President Rene´ 
Pre´val, faces immense political and institutional chal-
lenges, including a sharp increase in crime, especially kid-
napping, and the rebuilding of the police and judicial in-
stitutions to address political and criminal violence in 
Haiti; 
Whereas the Department of State warns United States citi-
zens that current conditions make it unsafe to travel to 
Haiti; 
Whereas these conditions make it dangerous and inappro-
priate to forcibly repatriate Haitians at this time; 
Whereas the Secretary of Homeland Security may grant tem-
porary protective status (TPS) in accordance with section 
244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1254a) to nationals of a country in which environmental 
or political events have occurred that make it temporarily 
unsafe to deport them; 
Whereas the Secretary of Homeland Security has granted 
TPS to nationals of other countries under similar condi-
tions, including Nicaragua and Honduras in 1999 fol-
lowing Hurricane Mitch, and El Salvador in 2001 fol-
lowing severe earthquakes; 
Whereas granting Haitian nationals TPS would preserve the 
$1,000,000,000 in remittances sent each year to Haiti 
from Haitians in the United States, which currently out-
weigh the amount of foreign assistance given by the 
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United States to Haiti and are crucial to the recovery of 
Haiti; 
Whereas, on October 3, 2008, Haitian President Rene´ Pre´val 
renewed his request for TPS for Haitian nationals in the 
United States; and 
Whereas the recent political turmoil, civil crises, and environ-
mental disasters easily qualify Haiti for the TPS designa-
tion: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress— 
(1) supports the granting of temporary pro-
tected status to Haitian nationals currently residing 
in the United States; 
(2) supports the Haitian people and the Gov-
ernment of Haiti as they work to rebuild from years 
of natural disasters, economic hardship, and political 
turmoil; and 
(3) acknowledges that it is in the best economic 
and security interests of the United States for Haiti 
to be a safe, stable, and productive country. 
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