Bill · H.R. 6504· House(119-HR-6504)
Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act
- Introduced
- 12/9/2025
- Last activity
- 1/13/2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Sponsored by
- Gregory Murphy
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- Passed House
- In Senate committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act. It extends duty-free treatment for imports from Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act until December 31, 2028. The bill sets the applicable percentage to 60 percent or more on and after December 20, 2017, and places quantitative limitations on preferential treatment for apparel articles. It also requires the President to restore the eligibility of certain articles that became ineligible for preferential treatment due to revisions to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Finally, the bill allows for the retroactive application and reliquidation of certain entries of covered articles from Haiti made on or after September 30, 2025, and before the date of enactment, upon request.
Yes
Does this make trade with other countries easier?+6
The bill extends duty-free treatment and preferential trade rules for imports from Haiti until December 31, 2028.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
What Congress actually voted on
One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.
- The House: a fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to passPassed 345–45
The House sets aside its normal procedure to move quickly: no amendments, little debate, and a two-thirds bar instead of a simple majority. It is used for measures expected to be uncontroversial, so a bill that fails here failed despite broad expectations that it would not.
01/12/2026 · Roll call 15 · recorded as “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2: This section extends duty-free treatment for imports from Haiti until December 31, 2028, which could be beneficial by keeping trade rules stable for a longer period.
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Section 3: This section requires the President to restore the eligibility of certain articles that previously lost preferential treatment because of revisions to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, which brings back previous trade benefits for those items.
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Section 4: This section allows for retroactive application and reliquidation of entries for covered articles from Haiti entered on or after September 30, 2025, and before the date of enactment, which could result in payments owed by the United States being paid out if a proper request is filed within 180 days.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not explicitly identify any negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves International Trade+6
- 1/13/2026
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 1/12/2026
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 345 - 45 (Roll no. 15). (text: CR H642)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 345 - 45 (Roll no. 15). (text: CR H642)
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H647)
- At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6504.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H642-645)
- Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 12/30/2025
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-418.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 364.
- 12/10/2025
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
- 12/9/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
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Adrian SmithRepublican · Nebraska