HRES-1596 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9899) to designate Afghanistan under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Afghanistan to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.

YourVoice.Now Summary

Transparency & Accountability

Sets up a fast House vote on making Afghans eligible for temporary protected status — no floor amendments.

Transparency & Accountability

Immediate House vote on the Afghanistan protected-status bill

Adopting this resolution would send H.R. 9899 straight to the floor for debate and a final vote. That bill would make people from Afghanistan eligible for temporary protected status.

Deadline to send the passed bill to Senate — three days

If the House passes H.R. 9899, the Clerk must tell the Senate within three calendar days. That deadline is the one part of this resolution that applies after the vote.

Debate before the vote — capped at one hour

Debate would run one hour, split evenly. The chair and the top minority-party member of the Judiciary Committee would hand out that time.

Chances to change the bill on the House floor — none

No member could offer amendments on the floor. The only other option would be one motion to send the bill back to committee.

Objections that the bill breaks House rules — all waived

Members can normally object that a bill breaks House rules. This resolution blocks those objections, both against taking up the bill and against what is in it.

More about this bill

On its own, this resolution would not change anything in your daily life. It sets the terms for a House vote on a separate bill, H.R. 9899. That bill would make people from Afghanistan eligible for temporary protected status. If the House adopts this resolution, members would take up H.R. 9899 right away. Debate would be capped at one hour. Members could not offer changes to the bill on the floor. One motion to send it back to committee would still be allowed. Objections that the bill breaks House rules would be set aside. Two other House rules would not apply to this vote. If the bill passes, the Clerk would have three days to notify the Senate.

Congressional Summary

This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 9899) to designate Afghanistan under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Afghanistan to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber: House
Status: summarized
Action: Introduced in House
Action Date: 2026-10-01
Date Added: 2026-10-07
Source: Congress.gov →

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