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HR5614FEDERALFederal Billfiled

Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2023

Record date · December 17, 2024

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What This Bill Would Do

This bill extends for certain apparel imports from Haiti until September 30, 2035. It also updates the specific percentage requirements and quantitative limits for these imports to maintain their tax-exempt status.

Why it matters

This legislation directly impacts the cost of importing apparel from Haiti into the United States by extending tax exemptions for manufacturers and retailers through 2035.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Haitian apparel manufacturers

The bill determines the eligibility and volume limits for their products to enter the U.S. market without tariffs.

Directly affected

U.S. apparel importers

The bill dictates the tariff rates and quantitative limits they face when importing apparel from Haiti.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this bill change for Haitian imports?

It extends the expiration date for of certain apparel to September 30, 2035, and adjusts the percentage and volume requirements for those goods.

Who is affected by this bill?

U.S. companies that import apparel from Haiti and Haitian manufacturers who rely on these trade preferences to export goods to the U.S. market.

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Where This Stands

Currently filed. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Committee.

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Long-term Extension

The bill shifts the termination date for Haitian trade preferences significantly forward to 2035, providing long-term certainty for the apparel sector.

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act

Connected Entities

Congress, Haiti, Salazar and 7 more

OrganizationCongress“The legislative body introducing the bill”Map →

locationHaiti“The country receiving the duty-free treatment.”Map →

PersonSalazar“Representative sponsoring the bill”Map →

OrganizationU.S. Government Publishing Office“Source of the Congressional Bill”Map →

PersonLawler“Representative sponsoring the bill”Map →

PersonCherfilus-McCormick“Representative sponsoring the bill”Map →

PersonMurphy“Representative sponsoring the bill”Map →

otherCaribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act“The foundational legislation providing the basis for this extension.”Map →

PersonWilson of Florida“Representative sponsoring the bill”Map →

PersonWenstrup“Representative sponsoring the bill”Map →

Sources

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www.congress.gov

Analysis Score

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Significance65
How much this matters to a regular citizen
Controversy20
Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
Entertainment5
Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
Buzz15
Current news / social attention level

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