House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act

H.R. 5586Introduced Jan 13, 2020Policy area: International Affairs

Where it went

IntroducedJan 13, 2020
Committee actionJul 29, 2020
Passed HouseNov 18, 2020 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 30, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5586.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5586, Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act” on September 16, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 29, 2020”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 16, 2020 ↗
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H.R. 5586, 116th Congress
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May 28, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JEFFRIES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 7, January 13, 2020, Page H208):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 13, 2020 ↗
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H.R. 5586, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of May 28, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

14 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 8 Democrats

6 of 14 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.

Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Theodore Deutch (D-FL), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Will Hurd (R-TX), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Ross Spano (R-FL), Van Taylor (R-TX), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Ted Yoho (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-8 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.