United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4184 (115th)
ESPERER Act of 2017
Introduced
31 October 2017
Last action
17 November 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Sponsors
Carlos Curbelo, Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Subjects
Asylum, Immigration
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency Act of 2017 or the ESPERER Act of 2017 This bill permits a qualifying national of Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador, or Honduras who is in temporary protected status (TPS) to apply for adjustment to lawful permanent resident status before January 1, 2021. TPS designation permits eligible nationals of designated countries affected by armed conflict or natural disasters to temporarily reside and work in the United States. The spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of an alien who has adjusted to lawful permanent resident status may also adjust to such status subject to certain conditions. An alien subject to a final order of removal may seek a stay of such order based on the filing of an application for status adjustment.
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Timeline
31 October 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
31 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 October 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 November 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 31 October 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Carlos Curbelo · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4184
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/4184
- us · 115-hr-4184 · source updated 11 August 2025