H.R. 8460

Summary

H.R. 8460, the Territorial Protection and Sovereignty Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 23, 2026 by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Apr 23, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 8460 has 6 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8460 IH: Territorial Protection and Sovereignty Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-23
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8460  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Territorial Protection and Sovereignty Act  .
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Section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a ) is repealed.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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the authority to grant temporary protected status, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Andrew Clyde (R) sponsors H.R. 8460, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Andrew Clyde

Rep. · R–GA-9 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 23, 2026

Earl Carter

Rep. · R–GA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 23, 2026 · Original

Randy Fine

Rep. · R–FL-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 23, 2026 · Original

Nancy Mace

Rep. · R–SC-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 23, 2026 · Original

Troy Nehls

Rep. · R–TX-22 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 23, 2026 · Original

Brandon Gill

Rep. · R–TX-26 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 9, 2026

Ralph Norman

Rep. · R–SC-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 27, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8460 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Apr 23, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8460 has taken 2 actions since Apr 23, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8460 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8460 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Territorial Protection and Sovereignty Act — Display Title
• To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the authority to grant temporary protected status, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• Territorial Protection and Sovereignty Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8460 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8460’s is Immigration.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8460, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 72 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CLYDE:H.R. 8460.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4: ``[The Congress shall havepower] . . . To establish an uniform Rule ofNaturalization.''[Page H3092]

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