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H.R. 2643 House International Affairs

Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2025

Introduced
Apr 3, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. (D-NY-5)
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Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on foreign relations on Sep 3, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House Apr 3, 2025
  2. House Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Apr 3, 2025
  3. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Apr 9, 2025
  4. House Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Apr 9, 2025
  5. House Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Sep 2, 2025
  6. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3731-3733) Sep 2, 2025
  7. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2643. Sep 2, 2025
  8. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. Sep 2, 2025
  9. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3731-3732) Sep 2, 2025
  10. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Sep 2, 2025
  11. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Sep 3, 2025

Cosponsors

9

Subjects

Caribbean areaCongressional oversightCriminal procedure and sentencingForeign aid and international reliefForeign propertyHaitiOrganized crimePolitical parties and affiliationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRule of law and government transparencySanctionsVisas and passports

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee
    • [Bills of Interest - Exchange of Letters]
    • [Referred To, Apr 3, 2025]
  • Foreign Relations Committee
    • [Referred To, Sep 3, 2025]
  • Foreign Affairs Committee
    • [Markup By, Apr 9, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Apr 3, 2025]

Summary

Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2025This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that are involved in or have direct ties to prominent criminal gangs in Haiti.Specifically, the Department of State must periodically report to Congress on the ties between criminal gangs and political and economic elites in Haiti. The report must list (1) prominent criminal gangs in Haiti and the leaders thereof, and (2) Haitian political and economic elites who have direct links to criminal gangs and any organizations or entities controlled by these individuals. The President must impose sanctions on listed individuals and entities.Under the bill, the term economic elites means board members, officers, and executives of groups, corporations, or other entities that exert substantial influence or control over Haiti’s economy, infrastructure, or particular industries. Political elites means current and former government officials and their high-level staff and political party or committee leaders.The bill also applies civil and criminal penalties to persons that violate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a violation of the regulations promulgated to carry out such sanctions.

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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