Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2023
Latest action · Jul 26, 2023 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 180.
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.
- IntroducedMar 21, 2023
- Passed HouseJul 25, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of State to provide an annual report to Congress on ties between criminal gangs and political and economic elites in Haiti. The bill also requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on certain individuals identified in the report if appropriate under specified U.S. laws.
Among other things, the report must (1) identify prominent criminal gangs in Haiti, (2) list Haitian political and economic elites that have links to criminal gangs, (3) assess how collusion between Haitian political and economic elites and criminal gangs threatens the Haitian people and U.S. national interests, and (4) assess what actions the governments of the United States and Haiti could take to address those threats.
The President may waive sanctions in certain circumstances.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2023 to Jul 25, 2023; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Mar 21, 2023 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Mar 21, 2023 |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Mar 22, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Mar 28, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Apr 19, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 13, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 10, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jul 20, 2023 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Jul 25, 2023 |
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 Mar 21, 2023Markup Mar 28, 2023 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2023 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2023Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 180.
- Jul 25, 2023Mr. Barr moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 25, 2023Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3907-3910)
- Jul 25, 2023DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1684.
- Jul 25, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3907-3908)
- Jul 25, 2023Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 28, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 28, 2023Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Mar 21, 2023Introduced in House
- Mar 21, 2023Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 H3907–H3910Text printed H3907 | Andy Barr R-KY, Gerald E. Connolly D-VA, Gregory W. Meeks D-NY, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL, Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CA | Jul 25, 2023 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2737 | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL | Jun 5, 2023 |
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
- Apr 6, 2023H.R. 1684, Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2023As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 28, 2023
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 51, March 21, 2023, page H1302.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-10 | FULL COMMITTEE MARKUP68 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Mar 28, 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47394 | Haiti: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy | Report | Feb 1, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 396 | Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2023 | Related bill | May 4, 2023 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of State to submit an annual report to Congress regarding the ties between criminal gangs and political and economic elites in Haiti and impose sanctions on political and economic elites involved in such criminal activities.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2023
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2023Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jul 25, 2023Engrossed in House
- Mar 21, 2023Introduced in House
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