HR 6504 United States House · 119th Congress

Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act

This bill extends duty-free import benefits for Haitian apparel under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act until December 31, 2028. It maintains a 60% minimum eligibility rate for apparel imports and limits duty-free treatment to 1.25% of total U.S. apparel imports. The bill also restores eligibility for certain Haitian apparel previously excluded due to tariff schedule changes and allows retroactive refunds for eligible imports made between September 30, 2025, and the bill's enactment date. These changes directly affect Haitian apparel exporters and U.S. importers of Haitian goods.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Dec 9, 2025 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced in House Engrossed in House · 1 edit · Jan 12, 2026
MINOR
The only change between the introduced and engrossed versions is the removal of the word 'the' from the section heading in Section 2. This is a minor stylistic or drafting correction with no substantive policy impact.
TECHNICAL

Removed the article 'the' before 'Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act' in the Section 2 heading, changing it from 'under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act' to 'under Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.'

Floor votes · House Jan 12, 2026

How they voted

34545
Passed · 41 other
Total votes 431
Jan 12, 2026
D Democratic213
199 Yea 14
93% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican217
145 Yea 45 Nay 27
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 345 - 45 (Roll no. 15). (text: CR H642)
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 345 - 45 (Roll no. 15). (text: CR H642)
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Dec 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-418.
lower
Dec 10, 2025
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
lower
Dec 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Dec 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Dec 9, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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