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H.R. 6504 · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act
Introduced Dec 9, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
What does this mean?

This extends a trade deal, through the end of 2028, that lets certain clothing made in Haiti enter the United States without the usual import taxes (tariffs), as long as it's within set quantity limits. It also fixes a technical mix-up where some Haitian clothing lost that tax-free status by mistake due to changes in the U.S. tariff code, and requires the government to reinstate the exemption for those goods. Anyone who paid import taxes on qualifying Haitian clothing between September 30, 2025, and whenever this bill becomes law can ask U.S. Customs and Border Protection—the agency that collects tariffs at the border—for a refund, and that agency has 90 days to pay it back once a proper request is filed.

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Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Introduced in House
Dec 9, 2025
Referred to Committee
Dec 9, 2025
Passed House
Jan 12, 2026
Received in Senate
Jan 13, 2026
Full action history (15)
Dec 9, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 9, 2025Introduced in House
Dec 10, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
Dec 10, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 30, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 364.
Dec 30, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-418.
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