H.R. 1684: Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2023
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY-5)
Congress: 118
Date Introduced: March 21, 2023
Last Action: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Cale (July 26, 2023)
Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of State to provide an annual report to Congress on ties between criminal gangs and political and economic elites in Haiti. The bill also requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on certain individuals identified in the report if appropriate under specified U.S. laws.
Among other things, the report must (1) identify prominent criminal gangs in Haiti, (2) list Haitian political and economic elites that have links to criminal gangs, (3) assess how collusion between Haitian political and economic elites and criminal gangs threatens the Haitian people and U.S. national interests, and (4) assess what actions the governments of the United States and Haiti could take to address those threats.
The President may waive sanctions in certain circumstances.
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) (March 21, 2023)
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20) (March 21, 2023)
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) (March 22, 2023)
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) (March 28, 2023)
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) (April 19, 2023)
Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-9) (June 13, 2023)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY-9) (July 10, 2023)
Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL-26) (July 11, 2023)
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) (July 20, 2023)
Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI-At-Large) (July 25, 2023)
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-At-Large) (July 25, 2023)