HOUSE 1684118th CongressReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 180.

Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2023

Last Action: 7/26/2023

Actions

2023-07-26Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 180.
2023-07-25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2023-07-25On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3907-3908)
2023-07-25Passed/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)
2023-07-25DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1684.
2023-07-25Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3907-3910)
2023-07-25Mr. Barr moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2023-03-28Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2023-03-28Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2023-03-21Referred 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.
2023-03-21Referred 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.
2023-03-21Introduced in House
2023-03-21Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-03-21 (00)

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)

Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
Maria Salazar (R-FL)
Michael Lawler (R-NY)
Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
Darren Soto (D-FL)
Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)

Subjects

Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Haiti
Human rights
Organized crime
Sanctions
Visas and passports

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