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HR 2643 · in committee · significant

Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The President must impose visa and property sanctions on foreign individuals and entities tied to criminal gangs in Haiti.
  • The law affects Haitian political and economic elites with direct links to criminal organizations and foreign entities supporting them.
  • The State Department reports to Congress on gang-elite connections; violations carry civil and criminal penalties.

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  1. 01

    How would visa and property sanctions on Haiti's political and economic elites affect ordinary Haitian citizens' access to foreign aid and development programs?

  2. 02

    What evidence would the State Department need to establish a 'direct link' between a Haitian official and criminal gangs before imposing sanctions?

  3. 03

    Which foreign entities currently supporting criminal gangs in Haiti does this bill specifically target, and how would enforcement differ from existing sanctions regimes?

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Gregory W. Meeks

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Introduced 2025-09-03

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-09-03 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

  2. 2025-09-02 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-09-02 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3731-3732)

  4. 2025-09-02 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

  5. 2025-09-02 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2643.

  6. 2025-09-02 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3731-3733)

  7. 2025-09-02 · house · Floor

    Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2025-04-09 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  9. 2025-04-09 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  10. 2025-04-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred 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.

  11. 2025-04-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred 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.

  12. 2025-04-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  13. 2025-04-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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