Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act

Where it stands

1. Introduced Done · Dec 9, 2025
2. Committee Done · Dec 9, 2025
3. Passed House Done · Jan 12, 2026
4. Passed Senate Not yet
5. President Not yet
6. Law Not yet

From the official actions on Congress.gov.

Key points

What it changes

A plain-language summary isn't ready yet. The official summary below describes the bill.

Who it affects

A plain-language summary isn't ready yet. The official summary below describes the bill.

What it costs

The Congressional Budget Office published a cost estimate on Jan 20, 2026 (as passed by the House of Representatives on January 12, 2026): H.R. 6504, Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act ↗

Where it stands

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Jan 13, 2026)

What happens next

The Senate would need to pass it next.

Official summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House version), via Congress.gov. These are proposed provisions, not enacted law.

Recorded votes

1. HOUSEFinal passageJan 12, 2026 · roll call 15

   On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: Passed (345–45)

   This vote decided whether the bill passes this chamber.
   Votes by party

   How each party voted on roll call 15

   Party	Yes	No	Present	Did not vote	Share voting Yes
   Democratic	199	0	0	14
   Republican	146	45	0	27
   Independent	0	0	0	0

   Party totals from the official roll call.

   Map: how each state voted

   All voted YesSplitAll voted NoNo Yes or No votes

   Each state is shaded by the share of its U.S. House members who voted Yes, out of those who voted Yes or No. Colors show the vote, not party.

   Office of the Clerk, U.S. House ↗ — includes how every member voted

Vote types come from the official question text. How we label votes

Legislative history

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 30, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-418.
13. Dec 10, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
14. Dec 10, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
15. Dec 9, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
16. Dec 9, 2025Introduced in House
17. Dec 9, 2025Introduced in House