H.R. 2643 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Sep 2, 2025. Received Sep 3, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summarySanctions on Haiti gang-linked foreign actors
This bill asks the State Department to research and report on connections between Haiti's criminal gangs and the country's political and business leaders. Based on those findings, the President would then impose visa and property sanctions—meaning blocking entry to the U.S. and freezing assets—on foreign individuals and organizations that work with or support these gangs. The bill also sets up penalties for anyone who breaks these sanctions rules.
How it affects you
Most Americans won't directly feel the impact of this bill. It mainly targets foreign individuals and entities involved with Haitian criminal gangs. If you're a U.S. citizen or business with ties to Haiti, you'd need to make sure you're not violating the sanctions by dealing with people or groups on the government's list.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Apr 3, 2025)
Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2025
This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that are involved in or have direct ties to prominent criminal gangs in Haiti.
Specifically, the Department of State must periodically report to Congress on the ties between criminal gangs and political and economic elites in Haiti. The report must list (1) prominent criminal gangs in Haiti and the leaders thereof, and (2) Haitian political and economic elites who have direct links to criminal gangs and any organizations or entities controlled by these individuals. The President must impose sanctions on listed individuals and entities.
Under the bill, the term economic elites means board members, officers, and executives of groups, corporations, or other entities that exert substantial influence or control over Haiti’s economy, infrastructure, or particular industries. Political elites means current and former government officials and their high-level staff and political party or committee leaders.
The bill also applies civil and criminal penalties to persons that violate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a violation of the regulations promulgated to carry out such sanctions.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2643
AN ACT
Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-5) · Introduced Apr 3, 2025 · International Affairs · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 3, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.”