,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #hg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #be1      
#bjag,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida 7= h]self1 
,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 
,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 
,ru%1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4     
,lewis ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,scott (        
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 
,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4 ,jackson
 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,lawson (      
,florida1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (  
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,al   
,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke
 ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,c>son 
( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,ms4 ,bass1  
,mrs4 ,beatty1 & ,ms4 ,cl>k (           
,massa*usetts7 submitt$ ! foll[+        
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs1 & 9      
addition to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1
 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by 
! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (  
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 

( ! committee conc]n$  ,,concurr5t      
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( !      
,congress t tempor>y protect$ /atus =   
,haitian nationals %\ld be ext5d$ until 
t c\ntry has demon/rably recov]$ f !    
#bjaj e>?quake1 ! *ol]a epidemic1       
,hurricane ,mat!w1 & o!r disa/]s4       
,:]eas ! ,republic ( ,haiti exp]i5c$ a  
deva/at+ e>?quake on ,janu>y #ab1 #bjaj1
 :i* claim$ an e/imat$ #cjj1jjj lives1  
displac$ m ?an #a1ejj1jjj p1 & caus$    
ne>ly #ad1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 damage1 ne>ly   
twice ! c\ntry's #g1jjj1jjj1jjj gross   
dome/ic product 7,,gdp72 ,:]eas =m]     
,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama ext5d$ 8 deepe/ 
condol5ces to ! p ( ,haiti & pl$g$      
unwav]+ ,unit$ ,/ates support2 ,:]eas #c
 days aft] ,haiti fac$ "o ( ! wor/      
disa/]s 9 its hi/ory1 !n-,dep>tm5t (    
,homel& ,security 7,,dhs7 ,secret>y     
,janet ,napolitano designat$ ,haiti =   
tempor>y protect$ /atus 7,,tps71 provid+
 refuge = "s #df1jjj ,haitian nationals 
:o w\ld be endang]$ by return+ to       
,haiti2 ,:]eas 9 ,octob] #bjaj1 j mon?s 

aft] an unprec$5t$ natural disa/]1      
,unit$ ,nations peacekeep]s f ,nepal1 :o
 7 infect$ by *ol]a & engag$ 9 unsanit>y
 practices1 caus$ a man-made disa/] 9 ! 
=m ( a *ol]a outbreak2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$  
,nations abdicat$ responsibility = !    
*ol]a outbreak & invok$ absolute        
immunity = m ?an half a decade2 ,:]eas  
to date1 ! ,unit$ ,nations-caus$ *ol]a  
epidemic 9 ,haiti has kill$ ne>ly       
#aj1jjj p & infect$ ne>ly #a1jjj1jjj p2 
,:]eas a half-a-decade long1            
mult9ational campaign l$ by *ol]a       
victims & _! families1 :i* includ$      
widespread prote/s & litigation1        
compell$ ! ,unit$ ,nations to f9ally    
admit its role 9 ! *ol]a epidemic1 issue
 an apology1 & ann\nce a two-"p1        
#djj1jjj1jjj plan to address *ol]a &    
assi/ victims2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations 
_h manag$ to raise only #b1fgj1jjj ( its
 #djj1jjj1jjj pl$ge to spur ,haiti's    
recov]y f ! *ol]a epidemic & provide    
r$ress to victims ?r\gh ,may #bjag2     
,:]eas 9 />k contra/ to =m] ,secret>y   

,g5]al ,ban ,ki-moon's promise ( a      
victim-c5t]$ response to ! *ol]a        
epidemic1 ! ,unit$ ,nations has n       
effectively engag$ *ol]a victims 9 !    
rem$ial process accord+ to num]\s       
reports2 ,:]eas ,haiti's *all5ges 7     
exac]bat$ on ,octob] #d1 #bjaf1 aft]    
category f\r ,hurricane ,mat!w left a   
trail ( damage & de/ruction n se5 s9ce !
 #bjaj e>?quake1 caus+ damage e/imat$ at
 "o ?ird ( ! nation's gross dome/ic     
product 7,,gdp71 #b1gjj1jjj1jjj1 caus+  
hundr$s ( dea?s1 & leav+ an additional  
#a1djj1jjj p 9 urg5t ne$ ( humanit>ian  
assi/ance2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! ,_w      
,bank1 ,haiti's economic gr[? has       
contract$ to less ?an "o p]c5t1 !       
unemploym5t rate rema9s above #dj p]c5t1
 & ! ov]:elm+ majority ( ,haitians1 #fj 
p]c5t1 cont9ue to live well bel[ !      
national pov]ty l9e ( #b4db p] day2     
,:]eas 9 #bjaf1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates         
,citiz5%ip & ,immigration ,s]vices1 9   
coord9ation ) o!r ,unit$ ,/ates ag5cies1
 conduct$ on-!-gr\nd assessm5ts &       

reaffirm$ ! p]si/5ce ( ! conditions :i* 
prompt$ ,haiti's ,,tps designation2     
,:]eas ^! conditions include acute h\s+ 
& food %ortages1 debilitat+ economic    
conditions1 political in/ability1       
susceptibility to environm5tal disa/]s1 
disproportionate security risks fac$ by 
wom5 & *ildr51 gutt$ infra/ructure1 &   
inadequate access to heal?c>e2 ,:]eas ! 
,in/itute = ,ju/ice & ,democracy 9      
,haiti e/imates t ,haitian ,,tps hold]s 
contribute #a1cjj1jjj1jjj to ,haiti's   
economy ?r\gh remittances1 ab\t #ae     
p]c5t ( ,,gdp1 & support up to #ejj1jjj 
relatives2 ,:]eas ! ,immigrant ,legal   
,res\rce ,c5t] e/imate t t]m9ation ( !  
,,tps = ,haiti1 :i* w\ld deprive        
,haitian nationals ( employm5t          
au?orization1 ?reat5 ! viability ( _!   
bus9esses1 & subject !m to deportation1 
c\ld co/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates #b1gjj1jjj1jjj 
9 ,,gdp & #dbh1jjj1jjj 9 ,social        
,security & ,m$ic>e contributions ov]   
#aj ye>s2 ,:]eas j z _! ance/ors        
valiantly f\ght alongside our troops &  

contribut$ to our victory 9 ! ,am]ican  
,revolution>y ,w>1 ,haitian ,,tps hold]s
 contribute to e aspect ( society 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates & are deeply wov5 into our
 communities2 ,:]eas ,haitian ,,tps     
hold]s' contributions include rais+     
,unit$ ,/ates-born *ildr5 &             
,haitian-,am]ican families1 creat+ jobs 
z entrepr5eurs1 mak+ significant        
contributions to ,social ,security1     
,m$ic>e1 & o!r programs z taxpay]s1     
improv+ our work=ce & global            
competitiv5ess ?r\gh _! pursuit ( high] 
education1 & support+ vuln]able         
,am]icans2 ,:]eas ,presid5t ,donald     
,trump has comm5d$ ,haitians = _!       
contributions to ,am]ican society1      
ackn[l$g$ ,haiti's l+]+ *all5ges1 &     
committ$ to be+ ! greate/ *ampion =     
,haitians2 ,:]eas foll[+ a long advocacy
 campaign support$ by m ?an #ajj ,memb]s
 ( ,congress f bo? sides ( ! aisle1     
gov]nors1 ,/ate & local legislators1    
activi/s1 & v>i\s o!r lead]s1 !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security ext5d$    

,haiti's tempor>y protect$ /atus ?r\gh  
,janu>y #bb1 #bjah2 ,:]eas ! %ort-t]m   
ext5sion & ensu+ /atem5ts h trigg]$     
widespread unc]ta9ty & panic among      
,haitian ,,tps hold]s2 ,:]eas ext5d+    
,haiti's tempor>y protect$ /atus = #ah  
mon?s w\ld dispel ?is unc]ta9ty1 enable 
b5efici>ies to cont9ue mak+ valuable    
contributions to ,haiti & ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 ha/5 ,haiti's recov]y f !       
disa/]s t prompt$ ! ,,tps designation1  
provide ,unit$ ,/ates ag5cies adequate  
"t to conduct on-!-gr\nd assessm5ts2 &  
,:]eas an #ah-mon? ext5sion ( ,tempor>y 
,protect$ ,/atus = ,haiti w\ld reaffirm 
a core ,am]ican value3 compassion3 ,n[1 
!re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( !         
,congress t-- 7#a7 ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 /& 9 solid>ity ) ! p ( ,haiti & support
 ef=ts to help ,haiti recov] & develop  
into a prosp]\s democracy2  7#b7 ,haiti 
has n demon/rably recov]$ f ! natural & 
manmade disa/]s1 :i* prompt$ ! ,secret>y
 ( ,homel& ,security to designate ,haiti
 z a tempor>y protect$ /atus 7,,tps7    

c\ntry2  7#c7 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&     
,security %\ld ext5d ,haiti's ,,tps     
designation1 :i* is s*$ul$ to expire on 
,janu>y #bb1 #bjah1 by #ah mon?s1 & %\ld
 /rongly consid] economic1 political1 & 
environm5tal conditions1 closely exam9e 
! implem5tation ( anti-*ol]a ef=ts1 &   
?or\ghly assess ! contributions (       
,haitian ,,tps hold]s to ,haiti & !     
,unit$ ,/ates 9 mak+ ext5sion           
det]m9ations2  7#d7 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate 
%\ld urge ! ,unit$ ,nations1 9 close    
consultation ) *ol]a victims &          
/akehold]s1 exp$iti\sly to fulfill its  
pl$ge to treat & elim9ate *ol]a1 improve
 long-t]m access to clean wat] &        
sanitation1 & provide mat]ial assi/ance 
to victims2 &  7#e7 a democratic1       
equitably prosp]\s1 & democratic ,haiti 
w be bett] position$ to provide         
opportunities = its citiz5s1 address    
crises1 meet its obligations1 & advance 
int]e/s & values %>$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
& ,haiti4