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HR 945 109th Congress House

New Partnership for Haiti Act of 2005

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: February 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
International Affairs AIDS (Disease)Access to health careAmbulancesAmericans in foreign countries
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Mar 9, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E398)
Feb 18, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E280)
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

New Partnership for Haiti Act of 2005 - 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 United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), 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 program participation.

Conditions assistance upon a presidential submission to the appropriate congressional committees that Haiti has a democratically elected government.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5 Independent 1
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 14, 2005
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Feb 17, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Feb 17, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 17, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 945: New Partnership for Haiti Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-945/
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"H.R. 945: New Partnership for Haiti Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-945/.
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