H.CON.RES.88: Expressing the sense of the Congress that temporary protected status for Haitian nationals should be extended until that country has demonstrably recovered from the 2010 earthquake, the cholera epidemic, Hurricane Matthew, and other disasters.

About This Bill

  • Introduced Oct. 27, 2017
  • Latest Major Action Nov. 29, 2017

Bill Version

Bill Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the people of the United States stand in solidarity with the people of Haiti and support efforts to help Haiti recover and develop into a prosperous democracy; (2) Haiti has not recovered from the natural and man-made disasters that prompted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate Haiti as a temporary protected status (TPS) country; (3) DHS should extend Haiti's TPS designation; (4) the...

(Source: Library of Congress)

What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill

There is one statement associated with H.CON.RES.88.

Bill Actions

Date Description
Nov. 29, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Nov. 14, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Oct. 27, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Oct. 27, 2017

Introduced in the House by Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.)

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