Support legislation requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate El Salvador for Temporary Protected Status.

Action 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 Bill Number H.R. 10297 Bill Version Introduced in House (IH) Short Title El Salvador TPS Act of 2026 Full Title To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate El Salvador for temporary protected status.

Garcia is listed as a cosponsor of H.R. 10297, a bill whose stated purpose is to require DHS to designate El Salvador for Temporary Protected Status.

H.R. 10297 (IH) - El Salvador TPS Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10297ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Sylvia R. Garcia (TX); Adam Gray (CA)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo lists Sylvia R. Garcia as a cosponsor of H.R. 10297, a concrete legislative effort matching the commitment, but the bill remained only introduced/referred.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 10297 (IH) - El Salvador TPS Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10297ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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shall designate El Salvador for temporary protected status

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill would require DHS to designate El Salvador for TPS through 18 months after September 9, 2026, matching the substance of the claim.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 10297 Introduced in House: El Salvador TPS Act of 2026
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Last Action Date Listed September 3, 2026

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo shows no later legislative action beyond introduction/referral as of the record reviewed, so enactment of the requirement remains unresolved.

unresolved later_term

H.R. 10297 (IH) - El Salvador TPS Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10297ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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set to terminate on Sept. 9, 2026

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): USCIS/E-Verify guidance shortly before the deadline still treated the existing El Salvador TPS designation as ending September 9, 2026, not as newly legislatively extended.

unresolved unknown

Update on Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador (Release: Sept. 03, 2026)
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no Federal Register notice had been published

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): CRS reported that, as of September 10, 2026, DHS had not published a Federal Register determination to terminate or extend El Salvador TPS, leaving the designation's future unresolved.

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Temporary Protected Status Terminations, 2025-2026: Fact Sheet - EveryCRSReport.com
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ending on September 9, 2026

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The prior DHS notice extended El Salvador TPS only through September 9, 2026, establishing the baseline that H.R. 10297 sought to extend by statute.

unresolved unknown

2025-00626.pdf
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