118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1684Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2023

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.

International affairs
Introduced Mar 21, 2023
Last action Jul 26, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Mar 21, 2023
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Referred
Mar 21, 2023
Foreign Affairs · Judiciary
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Committee
Mar 28, 2023
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
Jul 26, 2023
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

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 U...

Provisions · 3 sectionsEngrossed in House
Timeline · 11 actions
Jul 26, 2023
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 180.
Jul 25, 2023
Mr. Barr moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 25, 2023
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Jul 25, 2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1684.
Jul 25, 2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Jul 25, 2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 28, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 28, 2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 21, 2023
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.
Mar 21, 2023
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.