# 115-hr-4384: ASPIRE-TPS Act of 2017

115-hr-4384, ASPIRE-TPS Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4384
- Congress: 115
- Title: ASPIRE-TPS Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2017-11-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Act to Sustain the Protection of Immigrant Residents Earned through TPS Act of 2017 or the ASPIRE-TPS Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide six-year, renewable protected status for an alien who: (1) as of January 1, 2017, had been granted or was eligible for deferred enforced departure or temporary protected status, (2) has continuously resided in the United States for five years, (3) is admissible as an immigrant, and (4) registers as required. Aliens may work while in protected status. Protected status shall be withdrawn if an alien was not entitled to such status or fails to register with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) every 36 months. Absences from the United States of one year or less shall not break residence continuity. Absences longer than one year shall break residence continuity unless the alien establishes that he or she did not abandon U.S. residency. DHS shall adjust the status of an alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien: (1) meets certain eligibility requirements; (2) establishes that removal would result in extreme hardship to the alien or to the alien's U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse, parent, or child; and (3) submits an application.

## Cosponsors (22)

- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL), 2017-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2017-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2017-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2017-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2017-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2017-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2017-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2017-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2017-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2017-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2018-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2018-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2018-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2018-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN), 2018-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2018-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2018-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2018-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-4384 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4384)

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- [115-hr-754: Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-754)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
- [115-hr-4253: American Promise Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4253)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4384 (as of 2025-11-18).