TPS Process Reform Act

Bill: 115-hr-5496
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2018-04-12
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Justice

Foreign labor

Immigration status and procedures

Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-04-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>TPS Process Reform Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations, which permits eligible nationals of designated counties affected by armed conflict or natural disasters to temporarily reside and work in the United States.</p> <p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) shall extend TPS status for 6 months for a country that continues to meet designation criteria, or at its discretion, extend such designation for 12 or 18 months.</p> <p> A TPS country's status is terminated if DOJ fails to extend an expiring designation.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5496 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 12, 2018 Mr. Perry (for himself and Mr. Biggs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend Immigration and Nationality Act regarding the extension of a foreign state’s designation for purposes of temporary protected status, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TPS Process Reform Act . 2. Extensions of designations of TPS countries Section 244(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking determines and inserting determines or makes no determination ; and (2) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: (C) Extension of designation If the Attorney General determines under subparagraph (A) that a foreign state (or part of such foreign state) continues to meet the conditions for designation under paragraph (1), the period of designation of the foreign state is extended for an additional period of 6 months (or, in the discretion of the Attorney General, a period of 12 or 18 months). .