Designate Ukraine for temporary protected status so certain Ukrainian nationals remain eligible for continued TPS protection.

Wesley Bell · Missouri · Democratic

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 87%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.. Promised outcome: Certain nationals of Ukraine would have continued eligibility for temporary protected status.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As a U.S. representative in the 119th Congress, Bell cosponsored H.R. 10740, introduced in the House on 2026-10-05 and referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

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Occurrences

To designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes.

Bell was listed as a cosponsor of H.R. 10740, a bill to designate Ukraine for temporary protected status and preserve continued TPS eligibility for certain Ukrainian nationals.

H.R. 10740 (IH) - To designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes. - BILLS-119hr10740ih | Content Details | GovInfo
primary · other · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

unverified · Source version 85396 · locator unknown

Cosponsors Brian K. Fitzpatrick (PA); Mike Quigley (IL); Gwen Moore (WI); Wesley Bell (MO); Brendan F. Boyle (PA)

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo record lists Wesley Bell as a cosponsor of H.R. 10740, a House bill matching the commitment to designate Ukraine for continued TPS eligibility. The record shows legislative effort, not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10740 (IH) - To designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes. - BILLS-119hr10740ih | Content Details | GovInfo
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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verified · Source version 85398 · locator 402

The Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation of Ukraine and related benefits are set to terminate on Oct. 19, 2026.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): USCIS/E-Verify still described Ukraine TPS benefits as terminating on Oct. 19, 2026, leaving the continued-designation issue unresolved as of Oct. 9, 2026.

unresolved same_term

Update on Temporary Protected Status for Ukraine (Release: Sept. 03, 2026)
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-09 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown

The verified commitment is to designate Ukraine for TPS-related continued eligibility. The only verified outcome evidence says Ukraine TPS and related benefits were still set to terminate on October 19, 2026, as of the evidence date, so enactment or achievement of continued designation is not verified. Because the deadline had not expired as of 2026-10-09 and no verified passage proves Bell materially delivered the outcome, the status remains unresolved.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%