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HR 331 111th Congress House

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

Introduced: January 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 8, 2009
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 Latest action January 8, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 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 the U.S. government's 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 13, 2009
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 9, 2009
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 8, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 331: To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-331/
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"H.R. 331: To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-331/.
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H.R. 331, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-331/.
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