Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act
USA117th CongressS-1104| Senate
| Updated: 10/28/2021
Benjamin L. Cardin
Democratic Senator
Maryland
Cosponsors (1)
Foreign Relations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act This bill revises reporting and strategy requirements related to recovery and assistance efforts for Haiti. Specifically, the bill repeals existing reporting and strategy requirements related to earthquake recovery and economic assistance for Haiti. Further, the bill directs the Department of State to undertake specific initiatives that prioritize and assess the protection and preservation of human rights, the promotion of press and assembly freedoms and the protection of journalists, anticorruption efforts, and a strategy of post-disaster and post-pandemic recovery and development efforts. The State Department must also submit a report concerning the July 7, 2021, assassination of former Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 157.
International Affairs
Atmospheric science and weatherCardiovascular and respiratory healthCaribbean areaCongressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic developmentElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmergency medical services and trauma careFood assistance and reliefForeign aid and international reliefGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionHaitiHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHuman rightsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInfrastructure developmentIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational organizations and cooperationJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationJuvenile crime and gang violenceLatin AmericaNatural disastersNews media and reportingPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistanceProtest and dissentPublic contracts and procurementReconstruction and stabilizationRule of law and government transparencySmall businessSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorismViolent crimeWater use and supplyWomen's rights
Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act
USA117th CongressS-1104| Senate
| Updated: 10/28/2021
Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act This bill revises reporting and strategy requirements related to recovery and assistance efforts for Haiti. Specifically, the bill repeals existing reporting and strategy requirements related to earthquake recovery and economic assistance for Haiti. Further, the bill directs the Department of State to undertake specific initiatives that prioritize and assess the protection and preservation of human rights, the promotion of press and assembly freedoms and the protection of journalists, anticorruption efforts, and a strategy of post-disaster and post-pandemic recovery and development efforts. The State Department must also submit a report concerning the July 7, 2021, assassination of former Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 157.
Benjamin L. Cardin
Democratic Senator
Maryland
Cosponsors (1)
Foreign Relations Committee
International Affairs
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Atmospheric science and weatherCardiovascular and respiratory healthCaribbean areaCongressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic developmentElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmergency medical services and trauma careFood assistance and reliefForeign aid and international reliefGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionHaitiHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingHuman rightsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInfrastructure developmentIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational organizations and cooperationJudgesJudicial procedure and administrationJuvenile crime and gang violenceLatin AmericaNatural disastersNews media and reportingPerformance measurementPoverty and welfare assistanceProtest and dissentPublic contracts and procurementReconstruction and stabilizationRule of law and government transparencySmall businessSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorismViolent crimeWater use and supplyWomen's rights