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H.R. 3509: Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2013

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H.R. 3509: Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-11-15 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-11-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2013

Plain summary

Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that transparency, accountability, democracy, and good governance are integral factors in any congressional decision regarding U.S. assistance, including assistance to Haiti. Directs the Secretary of State to report to Congress within 120 days, and every 180 days thereafter through September 30, 2016, on the status of post-earthquake recovery and development efforts in Haiti. Requires inclusion in such report: (1) a summary of the Haiti rebuilding and development strategy; (2) a breakdown of the work (and costs) that U.S. government agencies, other than the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State, are conducting in the recovery effort; (3) a description of measures taken to strengthen Haitian governmental and non-governmental organizational capacity to undertake U.S.-supported recovery programs; (4) a description of U.S. efforts to engage with Haitian government ministries, local authorities, civil society, and the Haitian diaspora; (5) a description of efforts to increase the involvement of the Haitian private sector in recovery and development activities; (6) an assessment of efforts to address the needs of vulnerable populations; and (7) a description of the steps Haiti is taking to strengthen its capacity to receive individuals who are removed, excluded, or deported from the United States.

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Official text

Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] · 34 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Al Green (D-TX), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3509 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113