Washington, April 16 -- Congresswoman Laura Gillen issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) passed H.R. 1689, the first bill (https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1689) she introduced in Congress, bipartisan legislation to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitians on Long Island and across the country for three years. The bill's passage by a bipartisan vote of 224 to 204 follows Rep. Gillen's ongoing fight, alongside her Republican colleagues, to push back on the Administration's attempts to terminate the program. This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status (TPS) until April 20, 2029. The bill now...