United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 611 (109th)
Haiti Economic and Infrastructure Reconstruction Act
Introduced
8 February 2005
Last action
13 September 2006 · Committee
Status
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Sponsors
Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22], Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Subjects
Healthcare, Transport
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Haiti Economic and Infrastructure Reconstruction Act - Authorizes the President to establish the Haiti Economic and Infrastructure Reconstruction Program under which recruited U.S. citizens will be deployed to Haiti to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction and development assistance to the Government of Haiti. Requires: (1) the President to appoint an officer or employee of the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to serve as the Director of the Reconstruction Program; and (2) the Director to have expertise with Haiti, or with economic, educational, judicial, law enforcement, healthcare, or infrastructure reconstruction efforts in developing countries. Sets forth program provisions, including: (1) maximum recruitment of Haitian-Americans; and (2) maximum one-year deployment, with a maximum two-year additional stay. Authorizes the President to establish the Haiti Healthcare Assistance Program under which grants may be made to qualified nongovernmental organizations to establish infectious disease prevention programs in Haiti.
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Timeline
8 February 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Source: IntroReferral
8 February 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 February 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Source: Committee
29 June 2005
Vote
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 6.
Source: Committee
29 June 2005
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
13 September 2006
Passed
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Committee
13 September 2006
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 February 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Simmons, Rob [R-CT-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/611
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/611
- us · 109-hr-611 · source updated 15 August 2025