Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act
Latest action · Nov 30, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2020
- Passed HouseNov 18, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act
This bill directs the Department of State to undertake specific initiatives to prioritize and assess (1) the protection and preservation of human rights in Haiti, (2) the promotion of press and assembly freedoms and the protection of journalists in Haiti, (3) efforts to combat corruption in Haiti, and (4) a strategy of post-disaster recovery and development efforts in Haiti.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2020 to Nov 16, 2020; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jan 13, 2020 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Jan 13, 2020 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 13, 2020 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jan 13, 2020 |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Original | Jan 13, 2020 |
| R-FL | Ross Spano | Original | Jan 13, 2020 |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Original | Jan 13, 2020 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jan 13, 2020 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Mar 2, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jul 27, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 29, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 29, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Nov 16, 2020 |
Committees 2
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 13, 2020Markup Jul 29, 2020 |
| Western Hemisphere Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2020 | |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2020 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Nov 18, 2020Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 18, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5897-5900)
- Nov 18, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5586.
- Nov 18, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5897-5898)
- Nov 18, 2020The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 18, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 29, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 29, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 4, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade.
- Jan 13, 2020Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H5897–H5900Text printed H5897 | Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Hakeem S. Jeffries D-NY | Nov 18, 2020 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 16, 2020H.R. 5586, Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 29, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 7, January 13, 2020, page H208.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46258 | Latin America and the Caribbean: U.S. Policy and Issues in the 116th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 8, 2021 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To measure the progress of recovery and development efforts in Haiti and the strength of democracy and rule of law in the country.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To measure the progress of recovery and efforts to address corruption, rule of law, and media freedoms in Haiti.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Caribbean area
- Congressional oversight
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Haiti
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Latin America
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Natural disasters
- News media and reporting
- Oil and gas
- Protest and dissent
- Public contracts and procurement
- Reconstruction and stabilization
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Venezuela
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2020Referred in Senate
- Nov 18, 2020Engrossed in House
- Jan 13, 2020Introduced 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.
