H.R. 6504 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Jan 12, 2026. Received Jan 13, 2026; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryExtends Haiti apparel duty-free trade benefits
This bill keeps special trade rules in place through the end of 2028 that allow certain clothing and apparel products made in Haiti to enter the United States without import taxes. It also directs the President to restore preferential treatment for Haiti-made articles that lost eligibility due to previous tariff rule changes, and it sets up a process to refund any import taxes already paid on covered Haiti apparel that arrived in the U.S. between late September 2025 and when this bill becomes law.
How it affects you
If you work in apparel manufacturing or importing in the United States, this extension affects the cost and competition of clothing from Haiti. Businesses that imported Haiti apparel recently and paid import taxes may be able to request refunds from U.S. Customs and Border Protection within 90 days.
Read the official summary (Reported to House, Dec 30, 2025)
Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act
This bill extends through December 31, 2028, the special duty-free rules for various apparel products imported from Haiti, including the duty-free treatment provided for a limited amount (referred to as tariff preference levels) of certain apparel products assembled in and imported from Haiti.
The bill directs the President to proclaim such modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) that may be necessary to restore preferential treatment to articles that became ineligible for such treatment due to prior revisions to the HTS.
The bill also provides for the refund of duties (i.e., liquidation or reliquidation of entries) on covered articles from Haiti that entered into the United States on or after September 30, 2025, and before the date of this bill's enactment. A request for liquidation or reliquidation must be filed with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the request must contain sufficient information for CBP to locate the entry or, if the entry cannot be located, reconstruct the entry. CBP must refund any duties previously paid with respect to the entry within 90 days.
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. 6504
AN ACT
Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act
Sponsor: Rep. Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3) · Introduced Dec 9, 2025 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jan 13, 2026: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Jan 12, 2026
Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 345–45
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 199 | 0 | 14 |
| Republicans | 146 | 45 | 27 |
45 members voted against most of their party: 45 Republicans voted No.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 4 official versions.