HR7371-118

Introduced

To designate Ecuador under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Ecuador to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 15, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To designate Ecuador under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Ecuador to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Criminal Justice, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H826E21594C2041E58CA354497F8FCC3A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ecuador Act of 2024.
  • Section HD81207647DE64F38856607460A456EFE: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: In recent years, the nation of Ecuador, which was once viewed as one of South America’s model nations for security...
  • Section H5049AEF8304D420BAA4135F797249D3B: 3. Designation for purposes of granting temporary protected status For purposes of section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a), Ecuador...
  • Section HA73FBAE6652D4E2FA0DC757A22A05E8F: 4. Determination of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To designate Ecuador under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Ecuador to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Criminal Justice, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, To designate Ecuador under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Ecuador to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Criminal Justice Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 15, 2024

Mr. Espaillat (for himself, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Norton, Mr. García …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Criminal Justice Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

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