HAITI ECONOMIC LIFT PROGRAM EXTENSION ACT

On 2026-01-12, Representative Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10) delivered a floor speech titled "HAITI ECONOMIC LIFT PROGRAM EXTENSION ACT" in the House. The speech addressed trade policy and also covered housing. It referenced legislation including HR6504, HR2683, HR6500.

HAITI ECONOMIC LIFT PROGRAM EXTENSION ACT

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 8 (Monday, January 12, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 8 (Monday, January 12, 2026)] [House] [Page H647] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HAITI ECONOMIC LIFT PROGRAM EXTENSION ACT The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6504) to extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to imports from Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Smith) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 345, nays 45, not voting 41, as follows: [Roll No. 15] YEAS--345 Adams Aderholt Aguilar Alford Amo Amodei (NV) Ansari Arrington Auchincloss Babin Bacon Balderson Balint Barr Barragan Barrett Baumgartner Bean (FL) Beatty Bell Bentz Bera Bergman Beyer Bishop Bonamici Bost Bresnahan Brown Brownley Budzinski Bynum Calvert Carbajal Carey Carson Carter (GA) Carter (LA) Carter (TX) Case Casten Castor (FL) Castro (TX) Cherfilus-McCormick Chu Ciscomani Cisneros Clark (MA) Clarke (NY) Cleaver Cline Clyburn Cohen Cole Correa Costa Courtney Craig Crank Crawford Crenshaw Crockett Crow Cuellar Davids (KS) Davis (IL) Davis (NC) De La Cruz Dean (PA) DeGette DeLauro DelBene Deluzio DeSaulnier DesJarlais Dexter Diaz-Balart Dingell Doggett Edwards Elfreth Emmer Escobar Espaillat Estes Evans (CO) Evans (PA) Ezell Fedorchak Feenstra Fields Figures Fine Finstad Fischbach Fitzgerald Fitzpatrick Fleischmann Fletcher Flood Fong Foster Foushee Foxx Frankel, Lois Franklin, Scott Friedman Frost Garamendi Garbarino Garcia (CA) Garcia (IL) Garcia (TX) Gillen Gimenez Golden (ME) Gomez Gonzales, Tony Gonzalez, V. Goodlander Gottheimer Green, Al (TX) Griffith Grijalva Grothman Guest Guthrie Hageman Hamadeh (AZ) Harder (CA) Haridopolos Harrigan Hayes Hern (OK) Hill (AR) Himes Horsford Houchin Houlahan Hoyer Hoyle (OR) Hudson Huffman Huizenga Hurd (CO) Issa Ivey Jack Jackson (IL) Jacobs Jayapal Jeffries Johnson (GA) Johnson (LA) Johnson (SD) Johnson (TX) Joyce (OH) Kamlager-Dove Kaptur Kean Keating Kelly (IL) Kelly (MS) Kelly (PA) Kennedy (NY) Khanna Kiggans (VA) Kiley (CA) Kim Knott Krishnamoorthi Kustoff LaHood LaLota Landsman Langworthy Larsen (WA) Larson (CT) Latimer Latta Lawler Lee (FL) Lee (NV) Lee (PA) Leger Fernandez Levin Liccardo Lieu Lofgren Loudermilk Lucas Lynch Malliotakis Maloy Mann Mannion Mast Matsui McBath McBride McCaul McClain McClain Delaney McClellan McCollum McCormick McDonald Rivet McDowell McGarvey McGovern McGuire McIver Meeks Menendez Messmer Meuser Mfume Miller (OH) Miller-Meeks Min Moolenaar Moore (AL) Moore (NC) Moore (UT) Moore (WI) Moran Morelle Morrison Moskowitz Moulton Mrvan Mullin Nadler Neal Neguse Nehls Newhouse Obernolte Ocasio-Cortez Olszewski Omar Onder Owens Pallone Palmer Panetta Pappas Patronis Pelosi Perez Peters Pfluger Pingree Pocan Pou Pressley Quigley Ramirez Randall Raskin Reschenthaler Riley (NY) Rivas Rogers (AL) Rogers (KY) Ross Rouzer Ruiz Rulli Rutherford Ryan Salazar Salinas Sanchez Scalise Scanlon Schneider Schrier Schweikert Scott (VA) Scott, Austin Scott, David Sessions Sewell Sherman Shreve Simon Simpson Smith (MO) Smith (NE) Smith (NJ) Smith (WA) Smucker Sorensen Soto Stansbury Stanton Stauber Stefanik Steil Stevens Strickland Strong Subramanyam Suozzi Takano Taylor Tenney Thanedar Thompson (CA) Thompson (MS) Thompson (PA) Timmons Titus Tlaib Tokuda Tonko Torres (CA) Torres (NY) Trahan Tran Turner (OH) Underwood Valadao Van Drew Van Epps Vargas Vasquez Veasey Velazquez Vindman Wagner Walberg Walkinshaw Wasserman Schultz Waters Watson Coleman Webster (FL) Westerman Whitesides Wied Williams (GA) Wilson (SC) Wittman Yakym NAYS--45 Allen Begich Biggs (AZ) Biggs (SC) Boebert Brecheen Burchett Burlison Cammack Cloud Clyde Collins Comer Crane Davidson Downing Fry Fulcher Gill (TX) Gooden Gosar Harris (NC) Harshbarger Higgins (LA) Jordan Joyce (PA) Kennedy (UT) Luna Luttrell Mace Mackenzie Massie McClintock Miller (IL) Mills Moore (WV) Norman Ogles Perry Roy Schmidt Self Spartz Steube Weber (TX) NOT VOTING--41 Baird Bice Bilirakis Boyle (PA) Buchanan Casar Conaway Donalds Dunn (FL) Ellzey Fallon Goldman (NY) Goldman (TX) Graves Gray Harris (MD) Hinson Hunt Jackson (TX) James Letlow Magaziner Meng Miller (WV) Murphy Norcross Nunn (IA) Pettersen Rose Schakowsky Scholten Stutzman Swalwell Sykes Tiffany Van Duyne Van Orden Williams (TX) Wilson (FL) Womack Zinke Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). There are 2 minutes remaining. {time} 1911 So (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed. The result of the vote was announced as above recorded. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. PERSONAL EXPLANATION Mr. GOLDMAN of New York. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to vote today due to a prior commitment in my Congressional district. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 13, YEA on Roll Call No. 14, and YEA on Roll Call No. 15. personal explanation Mrs. HINSON. Mr. Speaker, due to flight delays, I missed evening votes. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 13, YEA on Roll Call No. 14, and YEA on Roll Call No. 15. personal explanation Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I missed a series of votes today. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 13, YEA on Roll Call No. 14, and YEA on Roll Call No. 15. personal explanation Mr. WOMACK. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably absent and unable to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 13, YEA on Roll Call No. 14, and YEA on Roll Call No. 15. personal explanation Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, due to an official engagement, I was unable to vote on H.R. 2683, H.R. 6500, and H.R. 6504. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 13, YEA on Roll Call No. 14, and YEA on Roll Call No. 15. ____________________

Referenced legislation: HR2683, HR6500, HR6504