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S1854119th Congress

Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

In Committee

Summary

Expose and sanction ties between Haitian gangs and political and economic elites. This bill would require the Secretary of State, working with other federal agencies, to produce a detailed report within 180 days and then annually for 5 years about links between criminal gangs, political elites, and economic elites in Haiti and would require targeted sanctions on identified persons within 90 days of the report.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Report on gang-elite links in Haiti

If enacted, the Secretary of State would deliver a public report within 180 days and then once a year for five years. The report would name major Haitian gangs, list leaders, describe crimes (including coercive recruitment), and map where gangs operate. It would identify political and economic elites with direct links to gangs and explain how elites use those ties. The report would assess trafficking to the U.S. border, illicit gun flows from the United States, threats to U.S. interests, and recommend actions. The report would be unclassified but could include a classified annex.

Sanctions and visa bans for Haitian elites

If enacted, the President could block all property and ban transactions with any foreign person named in the report, starting no later than 90 days after the report. The bill would also make those people inadmissible to the United States and require immediate revocation and automatic cancellation of visas and entry documents. Exceptions would allow actions needed for the U.N. Headquarters Agreement, sales of food, medicine, and medical devices to Haiti, humanitarian aid and related transfers, and transport for humanitarian operations. The President could waive sanctions for vital national security reasons with at least 15 days' notice to Congress.

Definitions and five-year expiration

If enacted, the bill would define key terms for the report and sanctions, such as 'foreign person', 'political elite', 'economic elite', and who counts as a U.S. person. Those definitions would govern who can be named in the report and targeted by sanctions or visa bans. The bill would also expire five years after enactment, ending the reporting and sanctions authorities unless Congress extends them.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

NH • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 5/21/2025

  • Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2025

  • Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 5/21/2025

  • Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 5/21/2025

  • Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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