To designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.
Designate Venezuela under the Immigration and Nationality Act to make Venezuelan nationals eligible for Temporary Protected Status.
Occurrences
Evidence
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The bill text introduced by Rep. Darren Soto sought to designate Venezuela under INA section 244 so Venezuelan nationals in the United States could qualify for TPS.
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USCIS's Venezuela TPS page shows the country remained designated for TPS and reflects the 2025 extension/redesignation framework that kept some Venezuelan beneficiaries covered through October 2, 2026.
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DHS published a Federal Register notice terminating the October 3, 2023 Venezuela TPS designation, showing a later reversal attempt and litigation risk after the original designation had been expanded.
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AP reported that Judge Edward Chen said about 5,000 Venezuelans with TPS paperwork extended through October 2026 were not covered by the broader revocation, so they could remain in the U.S. while litigation continued.
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Aug 20 2026 Response to Petition for Certiorari filed. Sep 09 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
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TPS beneficiaries who received TPS-related employment authorization documents (EADs), Forms I-797, Notices of Action, and Forms I-94 issued with October 2, 2026, expiration dates on or before February 5, 2025 will maintain work authorization and their documentation will remain valid until October 2, 2026
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After November 7, 2025, nationals of Venezuela (and aliens having no nationality who last habitually resided in Venezuela) who have been granted Temporary Protected Status under Venezuela's 2021 designation will no longer have Temporary Protected Status.
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DHS announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is extending the 2023 designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, beginning on April 3, 2025, and ending on October 2, 2026.
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DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is designating Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, effective March 9, 2021, through September 9, 2022.
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To designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 15, 2019 Mr. Soto (for himself and Mr. Diaz-Balart) introduced the following bill
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Sep 09 2026 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
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Petition 18 by Mr. SOTO on House Resolution 1046: Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Goodlander.
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147. | Janice D. Schakowsky | Janice D. Schakowsky | Illinois | IL | 09 | Democratic | 09/16/2026 00:00:00 September 16th, 2026 | September 16th, 2026 148. | Maggie Goodlander | Maggie Goodlander | New Hampshire | NH | 02 | Democratic | 09/16/2026 00:00:00 September 16th, 2026 | September 16th, 2026
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Mr. Soto (for himself, Ms. Salazar, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget
Assessments
The verified commitment is an outcome-oriented bill text to designate Venezuela for TPS. Verified evidence shows Soto introduced the bill and it was referred to committees, which is material candidate effort, but the verified passage does not show enactment or a completed designation attributable to this bill. The verified DHS designation evidence predates this 2025 commitment and is executive action, not shown to be materially caused by Soto. With no verified enactment and no expired commitment-specific deadline, the outcome remains unresolved.
Soto made a serious legislative push in 2019 by introducing the Venezuela TPS Act to designate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status, but his bill did not become law. Venezuela was later designated for TPS and that protection remained at least partly active into 2025-2026, so the promised policy outcome did occur. However, the available evidence attributes the actual designation and later extensions to executive branch action rather than to Soto securing enactment of his own measure. Under federal candidate-credit standards, that supports partial rather than full delivery: he materially advocated the policy, but unrelated federal officials ultimately implemented it in a later term.