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HR 6504 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

In plain language: This bill extends duty-free trade benefits through December 31, 2028, allowing clothing and other goods made in Haiti to enter the United States without import taxes. It limits the volume of preferential Haitian clothing to 1.25 percent of all apparel imported into the country. Additionally, businesses that paid tariffs on Haitian goods after previous protections expired on September 30, 2025, can request a full refund from the U.S. government.

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People affected—Not determinable from the text provided; the bill targets specific categories of imported goods from Haiti and does not quantify the number of importers, workers, or consumers affected.
Fiscal magnitude—Not determinable from the text provided; the bill authorizes refunds for duties collected between September 30, 2025, and enactment, but specifies no dollar amounts or appropriations.
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Aid & alliances+15Trade & tariffs+30

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Provisional: our reading of who it affects, pending review.

Who it helps

  • Haitian apparel and goods producersGain extended duty-free access to the U.S. market through December 31, 2028, and restored tariff preferences for eligible goods that lost duty-free status due to past tariff schedule revisions.provisional
  • Importers of Haitian apparel and goodsCan import eligible Haitian goods duty-free through December 31, 2028, and can claim refunds (without interest) for duties paid on eligible goods entered between September 30, 2025, and the date of enactment.provisional

Who it burdens

  • U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionRequired to process requests for liquidation or reliquidation of duty-free entries for eligible Haitian goods filed within 180 days of enactment and pay approved refunds within 90 days.provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

Provisional: our reading of what the bill does, pending review.

Show all 5 provisions

  1. Extends duty-free treatment and trade preferences for eligible Haitian apparel and goods under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act through December 31, 2028.

    Sec. 2(1)(B), (2)provisional

  2. Directs the President to update the U.S. tariff schedule to restore trade preferences for Haitian goods that lost duty-free status due to tariff code revisions made after December 20, 2006.

    Sec. 3provisional

  3. Allows importers to claim duty refunds without interest from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for eligible Haitian goods imported between September 30, 2025, and the enactment date, if requested within 180 days.

    Sec. 4provisional

  4. Sets the required value-added content from Haiti, the United States, or free-trade partners at 60 percent for Haitian apparel to qualify for duty-free entry.

    Sec. 2(1)(A)(i)provisional

  5. Limits duty-free Haitian apparel imports under this program to no more than 1.25 percent of the total volume of all apparel imported into the United States over the prior year.

    Sec. 2(1)(A)(ii)provisional

  1. Extends duty-free treatment and trade preferences for eligible Haitian apparel and goods under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act through December 31, 2028.

    Sec. 2(1)(B), (2)provisional

  2. Directs the President to update the U.S. tariff schedule to restore trade preferences for Haitian goods that lost duty-free status due to tariff code revisions made after December 20, 2006.

    Sec. 3provisional

  3. Allows importers to claim duty refunds without interest from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for eligible Haitian goods imported between September 30, 2025, and the enactment date, if requested within 180 days.

    Sec. 4provisional

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The record

How members voted on Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act.

Recorded roll calls on this bill, most recent first. Open one to see each member's position.

  • House · Jan 12, 2026 · 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed

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Timeline

How it moved.

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  1. Jan 13, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  2. Jan 12, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Jan 12, 2026On 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)
  4. Jan 12, 2026Passed/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)
  5. Jan 12, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H647)
  6. Jan 12, 2026At 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.
  7. Jan 12, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6504.
  8. Jan 12, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H642-645)
  9. Jan 12, 2026Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Dec 30, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 364.
  11. Dec 30, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-418.
  12. Dec 10, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
  13. Dec 10, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  14. Dec 9, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  15. Dec 9, 2025Introduced in House
  1. Jan 13, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  2. Jan 12, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Jan 12, 2026On 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)
  4. Jan 12, 2026Passed/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)
  5. Dec 30, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-418.
  6. Dec 10, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
  7. Dec 9, 2025Introduced in House

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Civic Herald. “Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act (H.R. 6504, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-6504. Congress.gov record as of Jul 13, 2026.

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