US Congress House Bill 3509 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-6)
Status: Engrossed on December 13 2013 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-12-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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.

Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2013

Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Trey Radel [R-FL]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-12-13	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2013-12-12	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8049-8051)
2013-12-12	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3509.
2013-12-12	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8049-8053)
2013-12-12	House	Mr. Royce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2013-11-20	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2013-11-20	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2013-11-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3509/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3509/BILLS-113hr3509ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3509/BILLS-113hr3509eh.pdf