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119-hr-2643119th Congress

Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]

Passed House

Summary

Creates annual reporting and a five-year sanctions window to expose and punish ties between Haitian criminal gangs and political and economic elites. This bill would require the Secretary of State to document those links in detail and tie findings to a targeted sanctions regime.

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  • Haitian communities would be named in U.S. reports that identify prominent gangs, leaders, geographic areas, coercive recruitment, and which groups are assessed to traffic people to the U.S. border. This adds public exposure of specific criminal activity.
  • Political and economic elites and any organizations they control would be listed when they have direct links to gangs. Those listings would form the basis for targeted sanctions, with the bill spelling out scope, exemptions, and enforcement.
  • The Secretary of State would deliver an unclassified comprehensive report to congressional committees within 180 days of enactment and then annually for five years. Reports may include a classified annex and must assess ties to transnational groups and possible U.S. actions.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

Sanctions and visa bans for named foreigners

If enacted, the President would have to impose sanctions within 90 days on each foreign person named in the report. Their property and interests in property under U.S. jurisdiction would be blocked from any transactions. Any named alien’s visa or entry document would be revoked at once, and they would be inadmissible for visas or admission. U.S. persons who hold or control a named person’s property would have to treat it as blocked and not transact with it. The bill would define who is a United States person (citizens, permanent residents, and U.S. entities) and who is a foreign person, and it would define political and economic elites for targeting.

Yearly report on Haitian gang ties

The State Department would have to send Congress a public report on major Haitian gangs and their ties to elites. The first report would be due within 180 days after enactment, then once a year for five years. It would name gangs and leaders, describe crimes and where they operate, and list linked political and economic elites. It would flag groups that traffic people to the U.S. border, assess threats, and suggest possible U.S. actions. The report would be unclassified but could include a classified annex.

All powers end after five years

All authorities in this bill would end five years after enactment. The reporting rule and the sanction and immigration powers would stop then unless Congress renews them.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]

NY • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 4/3/2025

  • Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/3/2025

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 4/7/2025

  • Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/8/2025

  • Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 4/8/2025

  • Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]

    MO • D

    Sponsored 4/21/2025

  • Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]

    GA • R

    Sponsored 4/29/2025

  • Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 7/10/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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