Haiti Compassion Act

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Introduced

24 May 2005

Last action

1 July 2005 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Sponsors

Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]

Subjects

Immigration

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15 August 2025

Immigration

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Summary

Haitian Compassion Act - Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti as a country whose qualifying nationals may be eligible for temporary protected status. Provides for: (1) an initial 18-month designation period; and (2) authorization for temporary travel abroad.

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Timeline

24 May 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
24 May 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1084)
Source: IntroReferral
24 May 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 May 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 July 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/2592
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