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HR 3386 108th Congress House

New Partnership for Haiti Act of 2003

Official title: To provide assistance to combat infectious diseases in Haiti and to establish a comprehensive health infrastructure in Haiti, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 30, 2003 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AIDS (Disease)Access to health careAmbulancesAmericans in foreign countries
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Oct 30, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2173-2174)
Oct 29, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Oct 29, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 30, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2173-2174)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

New Partnership for Haiti Act of 2003 - Directs the President to work with the Government of Haiti and international organizations to establish a comprehensive and integrated strategy to combat infectious diseases in Haiti, including HIV/AIDS, and to establish a comprehensive health infrastructure in Haiti.

Authorizes the President: (1) acting through the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to provide assistance to Haiti to develop its health sector, including by supporting infrastructure and education and prevention activities; and (2) acting through the Secretary of State and the Corps of Engineers, to provide assistance to develop Haiti's basic sanitation and transportation infrastructure.

Directs the President to establish a program to recruit U.S. health care professionals and engineers to rebuild the health care and physical infrastructures of Haiti. Authorizes the President to provide financial incentives to encourage such individuals to participate in the program.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9 Independent 1
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 10, 2004
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 3, 2004
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 3, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 20, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 17, 2003
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Nov 5, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 5, 2003
Ballance, Frank
· Oct 30, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 30, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 30, 2003
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Oct 29, 2003
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 29, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3386: New Partnership for Haiti Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3386/
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"H.R. 3386: New Partnership for Haiti Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3386/.
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H.R. 3386, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3386/.
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