II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2478 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 12, 2019 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Schumer , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Booker , Mr. Markey , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Brown , Mr. Bennet , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Warren , Ms. Harris , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Jones , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Klobuchar , and Mr. Cardin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To designate the Bahamas under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide temporary protected status under such section to eligible nationals of the Bahamas.