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Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2025
To extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to imports from Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill extends duty-free trade treatment for imports from Haiti through September 30, 2035, under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. It modifies the apparel import rules by allowing Haiti to export up to 1.25 percent of total U.S. apparel imports annually without quantitative time restrictions. The bill also restores duty-free eligibility for articles that were previously eligible but became ineligible due to tariff schedule changes. The President must issue a proclamation modifying the tariff schedule and report to Congress before the changes take effect.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
6 cosponsors
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH)
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL)
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Bill Cassidy’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $59,100
- GENERAL ATLANTIC $37,700
- WELSH CARSON ANDERSON & STOWE $33,870
- OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM $33,250
- RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $30,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Bill Cassidy → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 26, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · senate
- Feb 26, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 26, 2025
Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to imports from Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULES FOR HAITI UNDER CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT.
Section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by amending subparagraph (B)(v)(I) to read as follows:
“(I) Applicable percentage.—The term ‘applicable percentage’ means 60 percent or more on and after December 20, 2017.”; and
(ii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
“(C) Quantitative limitations.—The preferential treatment described in subparagraph (A) shall be extended, during each period after the initial applicable 1-year period, to not more than 1.25 percent of the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States in the most recent 12-month period for which data are available.”; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking “in each of the 16 succeeding 1-year periods” each place it appears and inserting “in any of the succeeding 1-year periods”; and
(2) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
“(h) Termination.—The duty-free treatment provided under this section shall remain in effect until September 30, 2035.”.
SEC. 3. RESTORATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN ARTICLES FOR PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.
(a) In General.—The President shall proclaim such modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States as may be necessary to restore the eligibility of articles described in subsection (b) for preferential treatment under section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a).
(b) Articles Described.—An article described in this subsection is an article that—
(1) was eligible for preferential treatment under section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703a) on December 20, 2006; and
(2) became ineligible for such treatment after that date and before the date of the enactment of this Act as a result of revisions to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
(c) Effective Date of Proclamation.—A proclamation under subsection (a) shall take effect not earlier than 2 business days after the President submits to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report on the proclamation and the reasons for the modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule under the proclamation. <all>
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