TPS Reform Act of 2025

Sponsor: Chip Roy (Republican-TX)June 26, 2025

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Passed One Chamber

Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Congress would decide who gets Temporary Protected Status, making some people unable to qualify.

This bill would move the power to grant or end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from the Department of Homeland Security to Congress. It would also make people without a lawful immigration status unable to get TPS. This changes who can seek temporary protection in the U.S.

What Would Change

Today, the Secretary of Homeland Security decides which countries qualify for Temporary Protected Status, and who is eligible. If this bill passes, Congress would make all decisions about designating, extending, or ending Temporary Protected Status for countries. Also, people who do not have a lawful immigration status would no longer be able to receive this protection.

Key Provisions

Requires Congress to pass a law to designate a country for Temporary Protected Status.
Requires Congress to pass a law to extend Temporary Protected Status for a country.
Requires Congress to pass a law to end Temporary Protected Status for a country early.
Makes people without a lawful immigration status unable to get Temporary Protected Status.
Limits initial Temporary Protected Status designations to no more than 18 months.
Limits extensions of Temporary Protected Status to no more than 12 months.

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TPS Reform Act of 2025

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