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H.R. 611 (109th)

Haiti Economic and Infrastructure Reconstruction Act

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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

Healthcare · Transport

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

  1. 8 February 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 February 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 February 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 17 March 2005

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

    Source: Committee

  5. 29 June 2005

    Vote

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 6.

    Source: Committee

  6. 29 June 2005

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 13 September 2006

    Passed

    Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Committee

  8. 13 September 2006

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

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