HR 1684 United States House · 118th Congress

Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2023

HR 1684 requires the U.S. State Department to submit annual reports to Congress detailing connections between Haitian criminal gangs (such as G9 Family and 400 Mawozo) and Haitian political or economic elites. The reports must identify specific gangs, list elites with gang ties, and explain how these relationships threaten Haiti’s security and U.S. interests. Within 30 days of each report, the President must impose U.S. sanctions on identified individuals under existing laws, with lists of sanctioned persons made publicly available. The requirement lasts for five years, ending on the date the bill is enacted plus five years.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

House Passage

Jul 2023

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Mar 21, 2023 Last action Jul 26, 2023

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 3 edits · Jul 25, 2023

MINOR

The Engrossed version of HR 1684 makes three substantive policy changes: it expands the list of congressional committees that receive reports to include both Judiciary Committees, adds a new reporting requirement for a list of criminal organizations trafficking people to the US border, and carves out an exception from sanctions so they do not apply to the importation of goods. These changes broaden oversight, add a human trafficking dimension to the report, and limit the economic reach of potential sanctions.

SCOPE

The definition of 'appropriate congressional committees' was expanded from four committees to six by adding the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee on the Judiciary, giving both chambers' judiciary committees access to the annual reports.

REQUIREMENT

A new report requirement (subparagraph F) was added requiring the Secretary of State to include a list of each criminal organization assessed to be trafficking Haitians and other individuals to the United States border. The previous subparagraphs F and G were renumbered to G and H.

ENFORCEMENT

A new exception was added to the sanctions provision (subsection c(2)(B)) stating that the requirement to block and prohibit all transactions in property shall not include authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. A definition of 'good' was added to clarify the scope of this exception.

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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Jul 25, 2023

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3907-3908)

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Jul 25, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3907-3908)

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Jul 25, 2023

Introduced

Mr. Barr moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Mar 28, 2023

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

lower

Mar 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Mar 21, 2023

Committee

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.

lower

Mar 21, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 11 co-sponsors