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H.R. 10740: To designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes.

This bill would extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for certain people from Ukraine who are already in the United States and meet the program’s requirements.

What TPS would do here

TPS is a form of temporary immigration protection. It does not give permanent lawful status or citizenship. Instead, it allows eligible people to remain in the United States for a set period and to apply for work authorization, as long as the Department of Homeland Security approves them.

Main change in the bill

The bill would treat Ukraine as a country newly designated for TPS, starting when the current designation expires on October 19, 2026. The new designation period would run from October 20, 2026, through July 1, 2029.

Who could qualify

The bill would make TPS available to:

Ukrainian nationals, and
People who have no nationality but last lived in Ukraine,

if they also:

have continuously lived in the United States since the date the bill is enacted,
have been continuously physically present in the United States since that date,
are otherwise admissible and not barred from TPS under the law, and
register for TPS in the manner required by the Department of Homeland Security.

Retroactive effect

If the bill becomes law after October 20, 2026, it would apply retroactively to that date. It would also prevent otherwise eligible people from being treated as having accrued unlawful presence in the United States for that retroactive period.

Processing requirements

The bill would require the Department of Homeland Security to:

accept and process TPS applications and related work authorization applications from eligible Ukrainians, and
decide those applications within 90 days of receiving them.

Travel abroad

The bill would allow the Secretary of Homeland Security to give prior permission for a TPS holder to travel abroad temporarily in emergency or extenuating circumstances. People who return under that permission would be treated like other TPS holders returning to the United States.