To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.
Latest action · Feb 5, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 9, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Establishes in the legislative branch the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.
Directs the Commission to examine the U.S. government's role in the February 2004 coup d'etat in the Republic of Haiti.
Terminates the Commission 60 days after submission of its final report to Congress and the President.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2007 to May 6, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jan 15, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 25, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Mar 4, 2008 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 3, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 8, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Apr 8, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Apr 8, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 6, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2007 |
| Western Hemisphere Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
- Jan 9, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32294 | Haiti: Developments and U.S. Policy Since 1991 and Current Congressional Concerns Archived | Report | Jan 25, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Americans in foreign countries
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Caribbean area
- Collective security
- Congress
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reorganization
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Coups d'etat
- Democracy
- Development credit institutions
- Economic assistance
- Federal advisory bodies
- Foreign leaders
- Foreign loans
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Haiti
- Insurgency
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- Latin America
- Military agreements
- Military assistance
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Political violence
- United Nations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
