Territorial Protection and Sovereignty Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8460 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8460 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the authority to grant temporary protected status, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 23, 2026 Mr. Clyde (for himself, Mr. Fine, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Ms. Mace, and Mr. Nehls) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the authority to grant temporary protected status, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Territorial Protection and Sovereignty Act''. SEC. 2. REPEAL OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS. (a) Repeal.--Section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a) is repealed. (b) Existing Grants.-- (1) In general.--Any grant of temporary protected status that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act shall terminate on the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Departure.--An alien whose temporary protected status is terminated under paragraph (1) shall depart the United States not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and shall cease to be considered lawfully present in the United States on and after the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>