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HR 611 109th Congress House

Haiti Economic and Infrastructure Reconstruction Act

Official title: To authorize the establishment of a program to provide economic and infrastructure reconstruction assistance to the Republic of Haiti, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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 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
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 Latest action September 13, 2006

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

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 7, 2006
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 1, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 611: Haiti Economic and Infrastructure Reconstruction Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-611/
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H.R. 611, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-611/.
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