Fair TPS Act

Bill: 115-hr-4933
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2018-02-05
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Caribbean area

Department of Homeland Security

El Salvador

Foreign labor

Haiti

Immigration status and procedures

Latin America

Nicaragua
Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-02-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Fair TPS Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits funds or resources from being used to implement any of the policy changes set forth in specified notices terminating temporary protected status for individuals from Nicaragua (effective January 5, 2019), Haiti (effective July 22, 2019), and El Salvador (effective September 9, 2019).</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4933 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2018 Mr. Rush introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement the policy changes in the notices terminating temporary status for natives of Nicaragua, Haiti, and El Salvador, and for other purposes.

1. Short title and findings (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair TPS Act . (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) President Donald J. Trump has, on multiple occasions, disparaged and demeaned people of color. (2) President Donald J. Trump has attempted to ban from entering the United States immigrants from certain countries, seemingly based on race and religion. (3) President Donald J. Trump has referred to immigrants of color as coming from shithole countries . (4) Such statements and actions degrade and disregard both the letter and the spirit of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. 2. No funds available (a) Nicaragua No funds or resources may be used to implement (including through the issuance of any regulations) any of the policy changes set forth in the notice entitled Termination of the Designation of Nicaragua for Temporary Protected Status , published at 82 Fed. Reg. 59636 (December 15, 2017). (b) Haiti No funds or resources may be used to implement (including through the issuance of any regulations) any of the policy changes set forth in the notice entitled Termination of the Designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status , published at 83 Fed. Reg. 2648 (January 18, 2018). (c) El Salvador No funds or resources may be used to implement (including through the issuance of any regulations) any of the policy changes set forth in the notice entitled Termination of the Designation of El Salvador for Temporary Protected Status , published at 83 Fed. Reg. 2654 (January 18, 2018).