What does HR10297 do?

This legislation mandates the designation of El Salvador for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), removing the discretionary authority traditionally held by the Secretary of Homeland Security in making such determinations. The bill represents a congressional override of executive branch immigration authority, compelling a specific TPS designation for a defined 18-month period. The core objective is to provide legal protection and work authorization to Salvadoran nationals present in the United States who would otherwise be subject to removal, responding to conditions in El Salvador that Congress has determined warrant humanitarian relief. By legislating the designation directly rather than directing the Secretary to consider it, Congress is making an affirmative policy judgment that El Salvador meets the statutory criteria for TPS without leaving that determination to administrative discretion.

Who sponsored HR10297?

Eugene Vindman, Yassamin Ansari, Joyce Beatty, Don Beyer, Troy Carter, Jim Costa, Sarah Elfreth, Maxwell Frost, Jesus Garcia, Sylvia Garcia, Adam Gray, Henry Johnson, Mike Quigley, Luz Rivas, Lateefah Simon, Darren Soto, Suhas Subramanyam, Dina Titus, Rashida Tlaib, Juan Vargas, Marc Veasey, Nydia Velazquez, James Walkinshaw, Debbie Wasserman Schultz

What is the status of HR10297?

Introduced as of September 3, 2026.

What does HR10297 do?

This legislation mandates the designation of El Salvador for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), removing the discretionary authority traditionally held by the Secretary of Homeland Security in making such determinations. The bill represents a congressional override of executive branch immigration authority, compelling a specific TPS designation for a defined 18-month period. The core objective is to provide legal protection and work authorization to Salvadoran nationals present in the United States who would otherwise be subject to removal, responding to conditions in El Salvador that Congress has determined warrant humanitarian relief. By legislating the designation directly rather than directing the Secretary to consider it, Congress is making an affirmative policy judgment that El Salvador meets the statutory criteria for TPS without leaving that determination to administrative discretion.

Who sponsored HR10297?

Eugene Vindman, Yassamin Ansari, Joyce Beatty, Don Beyer, Troy Carter, Jim Costa, Sarah Elfreth, Maxwell Frost, Jesus Garcia, Sylvia Garcia, Adam Gray, Henry Johnson, Mike Quigley, Luz Rivas, Lateefah Simon, Darren Soto, Suhas Subramanyam, Dina Titus, Rashida Tlaib, Juan Vargas, Marc Veasey, Nydia Velazquez, James Walkinshaw, Debbie Wasserman Schultz

What is the status of HR10297?

Introduced as of September 3, 2026.

HR10297 U.S. House: El Salvador TPS Act of 2026

Introduced

Introduced in House · September 5, 2026

September 3, 2026

Mr. Vindman (for himself, Ms. Ansari, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Costa, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Frost, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Gray, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Rivas, Ms. Simon, Mr. Soto, Mr. Subramanyam, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Walkinshaw, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate El Salvador for temporary protected status.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “El Salvador TPS Act of 2026”.

Introduced

Introduced in House · September 5, 2026

September 3, 2026

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate El Salvador for temporary protected status.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “El Salvador TPS Act of 2026”.

Introduced

Introduced in House · September 5, 2026

September 3, 2026

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate El Salvador for temporary protected status.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “El Salvador TPS Act of 2026”.

Introduced

Introduced in House · September 5, 2026

September 3, 2026

A BILL

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate El Salvador for temporary protected status.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “El Salvador TPS Act of 2026”.

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