House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Iranian Temporary Immigration Relief Act
Official title: To provide temporary protected status and employment authorization to certain Iranian nationals adversely affected by the adjudication pause of December 2025, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 12, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 10, 2026 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4063)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8740.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. ANSARI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 80, May 12, 2026, Page H3393):Article I Section 8 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 12, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 60 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8740, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8740
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 6 Democrats
1 of 7 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.
Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Dave Min (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Yassamin Ansari.
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- H.Res. 993 (119th) Recognizing and expressing support for the Iranian people protesting for a free and democratic Iran.
- H.R. 7346 (119th) Drain ICE Act of 2026
- H.R. 2486 (119th) Heating and Cooling Relief Act
- H.R. 7347 (119th) Stop Inhumane Conditions in ICE Detention Act of 2026
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.