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HR 4573 111th Congress House International Affairs Caribbean area Foreign loans and debt Haiti Latin America Multilateral development programs Natural disasters

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010

Introduced: February 2, 2010 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2010
Became Public Law No: 111-158.
Apr 26, 2010
Signed by President.
Apr 15, 2010
Presented to President.
Apr 14, 2010
Cleared for White House.
Apr 14, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 14, 2010
On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote. (text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H2512)
Apr 14, 2010
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.(text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H2512)
Apr 14, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4573.
Apr 14, 2010
Ms. Waters moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H2512-2513)
Mar 26, 2010
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 26, 2010
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 26, 2010
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2165-2166)
Mar 11, 2010
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Mar 10, 2010
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Mar 10, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 10, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1288)
Mar 10, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1288)
Mar 10, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4573.
Mar 10, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1288-1295)
Mar 10, 2010
Mr. Meeks (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Feb 2, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 2, 2010
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Haiti Debt Relief and Earthquake Recovery Act of 2010 - Amends the the International Financial Institutions Act to urge the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the U.S. Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the International Development Association, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and other multilateral development institutions to use U.S. influence to seek: (1) cancellation of all remaining debts owed by Haiti to such institutions; (2) suspension of Haiti's debt service payments to such institutions; and (3) provision of emergency, humanitarian and reconstruction assistance from such institutions to Haiti in the form of grants or other non-debt assistance.

Urges the Secretary to: (1) instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the IMF to advocate the use of some of the windfall profits from the ongoing sale of certain gold to provide debt stock relief, debt service relief, and grants for Haiti; (2) support the creation and utilization of a multilateral trust fund for Haiti that would leverage potential U.S. contributions and promote bilateral donations for investments in Haiti's future, including efforts to combat soil degradation and promote reforestation and infrastructure investments; and (3) direct the U.S. Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank to seek to increase the transfer of its earnings to the Fund for Special Operations and to a trust fund or grant facility for Haiti.

Urges the Secretary and the Secretary of State to use appropriate diplomatic influence to secure cancellation of all remaining bilateral, multilateral, and private creditor debt owed by Haiti.

What's happening now April 26, 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-158.

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