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HR 1108 108th Congress House

Access to Capital for Haiti's Development Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the United States Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to use the voice, vote, and infl… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the United States Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to urge the immediate resumption of lending to Haiti.

Introduced: March 18, 2003 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
International Affairs Caribbean areaDebt reliefDevelopment credit institutionsEconomic assistance
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Foreign Trade and International FinanceForeign loansHaitiHaiti compilationLatin AmericaLoan defaults
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Mar 5, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 5, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 28, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Access to Capital for Haiti's Development Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the U.S. Executive Director at the Inter-American Development Bank to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to urge the Bank to: (1) immediately resume lending to Haiti, and disburse all loans to Haiti that the Bank has approved; and (2) assist Haiti with the payment of its arrears, and consider providing debt relief to Haiti.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 1, 2003
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 18, 2003
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 18, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 18, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 18, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1108: Access to Capital for Haiti's Development Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1108/
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"H.R. 1108: Access to Capital for Haiti's Development Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1108/.
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