- StatesEligible Venezuelan nationals could receive TPS and employment authorization, enabling lawful work in the United States.
- Targeted stakeholdersTemporary protection would reduce immediate risk of deportation for qualifying Venezuelans.
- Local governmentsAuthorized workers could contribute payroll and income taxes, modestly increasing federal and local tax revenues.
Rule for H.R. 3310
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
This House resolution (H.
Res. 1046) sets the terms for floor consideration of H.R. 3310, which would designate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under INA §244.
The rule waives all points of order, considers the bill as read, limits debate to one hour equally divided, allows one motion to recommit, suspends two specified House rule clauses, and requires the Clerk to notify the Senate of passage within one week.
Procedural rule aids House passage, but substantive immigration measure faces significant Senate and executive-branch uncertainties.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise and well-specified rules resolution that clearly prescribes how the House will consider H.R. 3310, including waivers, debate parameters, and a post-passage transmission requirement.
Progressives emphasize humanitarian protection and TPS benefits.
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
- Targeted stakeholdersWaiving points of order and rules reduces time for legislative scrutiny and amendment.
- Targeted stakeholdersLimited debate could constrain minority participation and detailed examination of bill provisions.
- Targeted stakeholdersImplementing TPS requires DHS administrative resources, increasing regulatory and operational workload.
Why the argument around this bill splits.
Progressives emphasize humanitarian protection and TPS benefits.
Likely supportive because it advances TPS eligibility for Venezuelan nationals, a humanitarian relief measure.
The closed rule is a downside, but the priority will be on protecting vulnerable migrants facing instability in Venezuela.
Cautiously favorable overall to providing temporary protection for Venezuelans on humanitarian grounds, but concerned about procedural shortcuts.
Wants cost estimates, clear duration, and implementation oversight before fully endorsing.
Likely opposed due to expanding TPS eligibility and the rushed, waiver-heavy procedural rule.
Views this as incentivizing irregular migration and bypassing normal legislative scrutiny.
The path through Congress.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Procedural rule aids House passage, but substantive immigration measure faces significant Senate and executive-branch uncertainties.
- Level of bipartisan support for H.R.3310 in both chambers
- Senate ability to overcome filibuster-like supermajority requirements
Recent votes on the bill.
No vote history yet
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
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Progressives emphasize humanitarian protection and TPS benefits.
Procedural rule aids House passage, but substantive immigration measure faces significant Senate and executive-branch uncertainties.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise and well-specified rules resolution that clearly prescribes how the House will consider H.R. 3310, including waivers, debate parameters, and a post-passa…
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