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Haiti Economic and Infrastructure Reconstruction Act

Introduced: February 8, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 13, 2006
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 13, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 29, 2005
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 6.
Jun 29, 2005
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Feb 8, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 8, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now September 13, 2006

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3