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Crow files House discharge petition to extend Afghan TPS to 2029
States Newsroom outlets report Rep. Jason Crow filed a discharge petition this week to force a House vote on H.R. 9899, which would let some Afghan nationals keep Temporary Protected Status through July 2029.
Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., filed a House discharge petition this week seeking a floor vote on H.R. 9899, which would let certain Afghan nationals qualify for Temporary Protected Status until July 2029, according to identical States Newsroom DC Bureau reports carried by several state outlets1.
The reports said 114 members had signed, including Republicans Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Don Bacon of Nebraska, short of the 218 needed to force a vote1. The House has 218 Republicans, 214 Democrats and one independent, the outlets said1.
Crow, a former Army Ranger deployed to Afghanistan, said in a statement quoted by the outlets that after more than two decades of war, "we made a promise that we'd look after them"1.
The reports said the Trump administration has moved to end TPS and sought to revoke Afghan humanitarian protections first granted under the Biden administration, including a May 2025 revocation by then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem1. DHS estimated about 11,000 Afghan nationals had TPS before that step, the outlets reported1.
DHS initially moved to deport hundreds of Afghan allies to Pakistan, then paused, the reports said, citing Bloomberg Law1. The outlets said Afghanistan remains under Taliban control and at the State Department's highest travel-advisory level1.
The same copy said the petition might reach 218 House signatures but would likely not advance in the Republican-controlled Senate, would likely face a presidential veto, and would need a two-thirds override1. It also noted a U.S. travel ban on Afghan nationals and a freeze on some Afghan immigration processing after the 2025 National Guard shooting in Washington, which a federal judge in June ordered the administration to keep processing1.
The person charged in that shooting, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, entered under a humanitarian program for Afghan allies and was granted asylum, the reports said1. Independent confirmation of petition signatures and bill text is available from the House clerk and Congress.gov, which the outlets linked1.