Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014
Latest action · Aug 8, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-162.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 6, 2013
- Passed SenateJul 10, 2014
- Passed HouseJul 25, 2014
- To the PresidentJul 29, 2014
- Became lawAug 8, 2014Public Law 113-162
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 26, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014 - Expresses the sense of Congress that transparency, accountability, democracy, and good governance are integral factors in any congressional decision regarding U.S. assistance, including assistance to Haiti.
Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress annually through December 31, 2017, on the status of post-earthquake recovery and development efforts in Haiti.Directs the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, to coordinate and transmit to Congress a three-year Haiti strategy that: (1) identifies constraints to economic growth and to consolidation of democratic government institutions; (2) includes an action plan that outlines policy tools, technical assistance, and resources for addressing the highest-priority constraints; and (3) identifies specific steps and benchmarks to provide direct bilateral assistance to the government of Haiti.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 6, 2013 to Jun 17, 2013; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jun 6, 2013 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Jun 6, 2013 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jun 17, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jun 6, 2013Markup Jun 24, 2014Reported Jun 26, 2014 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 8, 2014Signed by President.
- Aug 8, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-162.
- Jul 29, 2014Presented to President.
- Jul 25, 2014Mr. Smith (NJ) asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- Jul 25, 2014Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H6838-6839)
- Jul 25, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H6837-6838)
- Jul 25, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 14, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 14, 2014Received in the House.
- Jul 14, 2014Held at the desk.
- Jul 10, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4434-4435; text as passed Senate: CR S4434-4435)
- Jun 26, 2014Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-201.
- Jun 26, 2014Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 447.
- Jun 24, 2014Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Jun 6, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jun 6, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6838Text printed H6838 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ | Jul 25, 2014 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4434, S4435Text printed S4434Amendments S4434 | Harry Reid D-NV | Jul 10, 2014 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 3, 2014S. 1104, Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 24, 2014
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43882 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Issues and Actions in the 114th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 4, 2017 |
| R42559 | Haiti Under President Martelly: Current Conditions and Congressional Concerns Archived | Report | Dec 23, 2015 |
| R42956 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Issues for the 113th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 19, 2014 |
| R43323 | Defense: FY2014 Authorization and Appropriations Archived | Report | Jan 8, 2014 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1749 | Assessing Progress in Haiti Act | Related bill | Jun 7, 2013 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to measure the progress of recovery and development efforts in Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Assessing Progress in Haiti Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Caribbean area
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government studies and investigations
- Haiti
- Immigration status and procedures
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- International Affairs
- Latin America
- Natural disasters
- Performance measurement
- Reconstruction and stabilization
- World health
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 10, 2014Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 26, 2014Reported to Senate
- Jun 6, 2013Introduced in Senate
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