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What it doesSummary passed house (Nov 18, 2020)
Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act
This bill directs the Department of State to undertake specific initiatives to prioritize and assess (1) the protection and preservation of human rights in Haiti, (2) the promotion of press and assembly freedoms and the protection of journalists in Haiti, (3) efforts to combat corruption in Haiti, and (4) a strategy of post-disaster recovery and development efforts in Haiti.
What just happenedNov 30, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Who’s behind it
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5897-5898)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5897-5898)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5586.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5897-5900)
Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act
This bill directs the Department of State to undertake specific initiatives to prioritize and assess (1) the protection and preservation of human rights in Haiti, (2) the promotion of press and assembly freedoms and the protection of journalists in Haiti, (3) efforts to combat corruption in Haiti, and (4) a strategy of post-disaster recovery and development efforts in Haiti.
Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act
This bill directs the Department of State to undertake specific initiatives to prioritize and assess (1) the protection and preservation of human rights in Haiti, (2) the promotion of press and assembly freedoms and the protection of journalists in Haiti, (3) efforts to combat corruption in Haiti, and (4) a strategy of post-disaster recovery and development efforts in Haiti.