20590: Esser: Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: D. Esser torx@joimail.com

Bill Summary & Status for the 108th Congress

H.R.3919
Title: To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup
d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 3/9/2004)      Cosponsors:
37
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2004 Referred to House committee. Status:
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.


TITLE(S): 

• OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED:
To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in
the Republic of Haiti.

STATUS:
3/9/2004:
Introductory remarks on measure. (CR E335)
3/9/2004:
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

COMMITTEE(S):

Committee/Subcommittee:	Activity:
House International Relations	Referral, In Committee

RELATED BILL DETAILS:

***NONE***

AMENDMENT(S):

***NONE***

COSPONSORS(37), ALPHABETICAL

H.R.3919
Title: To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup
d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 3/9/2004)      Cosponsors:
37
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2004 Referred to House committee. Status:
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
COSPONSORS(37), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: 

Rep Ballance, Frank W., Jr. - 3/17/2004 [NC-1]
Rep Brown, Corrine - 3/9/2004 [FL-3]
Rep Brown, Sherrod - 3/16/2004 [OH-13]
Rep Christensen, Donna M. - 3/9/2004 [VI]
Rep Conyers, John, Jr. - 3/9/2004 [MI-14]
Rep Cummings, Elijah E. - 3/9/2004 [MD-7]
Rep Davis, Danny K. - 3/10/2004 [IL-7]
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. - 3/16/2004 [CT-3]
Rep Farr, Sam - 3/9/2004 [CA-17]
Rep Fattah, Chaka - 3/17/2004 [PA-2]
Rep Frank, Barney - 3/10/2004 [MA-4]
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. - 3/9/2004 [AZ-7]
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. - 3/9/2004 [NY-22]
Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila - 3/10/2004 [TX-18]
Rep Jones, Stephanie Tubbs - 3/9/2004 [OH-11]
Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. - 3/17/2004 [MI-13]
Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. - 3/16/2004 [OH-10]
Rep McGovern, James P. - 3/9/2004 [MA-3]
Rep Miller, George - 3/9/2004 [CA-7]
Rep Napolitano, Grace F. - 3/9/2004 [CA-38]
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes - 3/17/2004 [DC]
Rep Owens, Major R. - 3/9/2004 [NY-11]
Rep Payne, Donald M. - 3/9/2004 [NJ-10]
Rep Rangel, Charles B. - 3/9/2004 [NY-15]
Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille - 3/9/2004 [CA-34]
Rep Sanders, Bernard - 3/10/2004 [VT]
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. - 3/9/2004 [IL-9]
Rep Serrano, Jose E. - 3/9/2004 [NY-16]
Rep Solis, Hilda L. - 3/9/2004 [CA-32]
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete - 3/16/2004 [CA-13]
Rep Thompson, Bennie G. - 3/9/2004 [MS-2]
Rep Van Hollen, Chris - 3/10/2004 [MD-8]
Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. - 3/9/2004 [NY-12]
Rep Waters, Maxine - 3/9/2004 [CA-35]
Rep Watt, Melvin L. - 3/17/2004 [NC-12]
Rep Waxman, Henry A. - 3/16/2004 [CA-30]
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. - 3/9/2004 [CA-6]

SUMMARY AS OF:
3/9/2004--Introduced.

Establishes in the legislative branch the Independent Commission on
the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.

Directs the Commission to examine the United States' role in the
February 2004 coup d'etat in the Republic of Haiti, including: (1)
the extent to which the United States impeded the democratic process
in Haiti, including the extent to which U.S. actions and policies
contributed to the overthrow of the democratically-elected Government
of Haiti; (2) the circumstances of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand
Aristide's resignation and exile; (3) the extent to which the United
States fulfilled its obligations under the Organization of American
States (OAS) Inter-American Democratic Charter requiring that each
OAS member country come to the aid of another OAS government under
attack; (4) the extent to which the United States impeded
international efforts, particularly efforts by Caribbean Community
(CARICOM) countries, to prevent the overthrow of the Government of
Haiti; (5) the United States' role in influencing United Nations
Security Council decisions regarding Haiti and in discussions between
Haiti and other countries that were willing to send security forces
to assist the Government of Haiti; (6) the extent to which U.S.
assistance or personnel, including the Central Intelligence Agency,
was used to support the opposition forces; (7) the impact of the
International Republican Institute, the National Democratic Institute
for International Affairs, and other organizations funded by the
United States Agency for International Development on the political
process in Haiti; (8) the impact on Haiti of the U.S. decision to
discontinue bilateral assistance and U.S. efforts to block
international financial assistance; and (9) the broader implications
for Haiti and the Caribbean region of the events culminating in the
coup d'etat.

Terminates the Commission 60 days after submission of its final report.