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To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.

Introduced: February 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Feb 18, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E282)
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes in the legislative branch the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.

Directs the Commission to examine, as specified, the United States' role in the February 2004 coup d'etat in the Republic of Haiti.

Terminates the Commission 60 days after submission of its final report to Congress and the President.

What's happening now March 17, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 10, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 14, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Feb 17, 2005
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 946: To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-946/
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"H.R. 946: To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-946/.
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