House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026
Official title: To designate Afghanistan under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Afghanistan to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Jason Crow D-COWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 23, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 23, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9899.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CROW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 121, July 23, 2026, Page H5198):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 23, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 61 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9899, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9899
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
9 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 1 independent
5 of 9 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), William Keating (D-MA), Kevin Kiley (I-CA), Sam Liccardo (D-CA), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Scott Peters (D-CA), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jason Crow.
- H.R. 4920 (119th) BIS IT Modernization Act
- H.J.Res. 126 (119th) A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities that have not been authorized by Congress.
- H.R. 212 (119th) Capitol Remembrance Act
- H.Res. 483 (119th) Recognizing the 250th birthday of the United States Army.
- H.R. 2831 (119th) Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act
- H.R. 2042 (119th) Space National Guard Establishment Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 5308 (119th) Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.