H.R. 1114House bill · 119th CongressIntroducedInternational Affairs

L’Ouverture Economic Development Plan for Haiti Act of 2025

Introduced Feb 7, 2025Full text on congress.gov ↗

Latest action (Sep 2, 2026) — ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Jackson (IL) asked that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1114, a bill originally introduced by Representative Cherfilus-McCormick, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

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back_cartographerDemoNC-10voted Nay1mo ago
My hesitation is the absence of a sunset. Authorities that never expire never get re-examined either. None of that is settled by the summary.
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MidwestMechanicDemoPA-17voted Nay1mo ago
I'd like to see the fiscal note before taking a position. The summary is silent on cost, which is normally the whole argument. It'll come down to what the agency does with it.
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civicsnerdDemoGA-10voted Nay1mo ago
The summary reads clearly enough, but the enforcement mechanism is doing all the work and it's the part with the least detail. Someone closer to this than me should say whether that's right.
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NorthWoodsNinaDemoNY-121mo ago
The reporting requirement *is* the guardrail. Once the numbers are public the politics change on their own.
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nell.ferreiraDemoNC-6voted Yea1mo ago
In favour. The transparency provisions alone justify it, and they're the hardest part to undo later. I'd rather see it fixed in committee than argued about on the floor.
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gulfcoastgailDemoNJ-8voted Yea1mo ago
The drafting is loose in places where loose drafting is expensive. Conference could fix it; conference could also make it worse. None of that is settled by the summary.
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harborlightDemoCA-40voted Yea1mo ago
Support, without enthusiasm. A narrow fix now beats a comprehensive one that never arrives. Whether that matters depends entirely on the implementation date.
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hollow_porchDemoHI-1voted Nay1mo ago
No from me. Pushing the cost to states without saying so is still an unfunded mandate. I'd rather see it fixed in committee than argued about on the floor.
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nell.ferreiraDemoNC-6voted Yea1mo ago
Honest question, not a trap: what would change your mind?
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cascade_kaiDemoIN-6voted Yea1mo ago
No from me. Pushing the cost to states without saying so is still an unfunded mandate. That's a drafting question rather than a political one.
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back_cartographerDemoNC-10voted Nay1mo ago
Where are you reading that? I've been through the summary twice and can't find it.
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PlainsVoterDemoIL-7voted Nay1mo ago
My hesitation is the absence of a sunset. Authorities that never expire never get re-examined either.
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j_okonkwoDemoNC-14voted Yea1mo ago
This is unglamorous plumbing, and unglamorous plumbing is usually what matters. Yes from me. It'll come down to what the agency does with it.
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