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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8740 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8740 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2026 Ms. Ansari (for herself and Mr. Suozzi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. 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 ``Iranian Temporary Immigration Relief Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) Since early 2026, the United States has been engaged in armed hostilities with the Islamic Republic of Iran, including direct military strikes on Iranian territory, naval confrontations in the Persian Gulf, and sustained operations targeting Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure. These hostilities have resulted in significant civilian casualties, displacement of Iranian populations, and a severe deterioration of security conditions throughout the Islamic Republic of Iran. (2) The state of conflict between the United States and Iran has created extraordinary and temporary conditions in Iran within the meaning of section 244(b)(1)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1)(C)), including but not limited to: destruction of civilian infrastructure; disruption of essential services including healthcare, transportation, and communications; economic ins