119th Congress International Affairs
H.R. 2643: Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2025
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This 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.
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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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FLOriginal
- Michael McCaul R-TXOriginal
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
- Michael Lawler R-NY
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CA
- Jared Moskowitz D-FL
- Wesley Bell D-MO
- Rich McCormick R-GA
- Laura Gillen D-NY
Who scored on this bill
- 1Gregory Meeks SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, passed House4 events+48
- 2Wesley BellCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Brian FitzpatrickCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Laura GillenCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Gregory Meeks.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3731-3733)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2643.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3731-3732)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Introduced in 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.