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CURTIS, FOREIGN RELATIONS COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO ADDRESS GANG VIOLENCE IN HAITI

Senator Curtis, Chair of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, joined Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Shaheen and Committee members Scott, Kaine, and Coons in introducing the bipartisan Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act, which would prioritize U.S. leadership in addressing the ongoing violence in Haiti. This bill will mandate sanctions against Haitian gangs, armed criminal actors, and their political and economic enablers. It will also require extensive interagency cooperation, identification, and reporting of criminal collusion and threats to U.S. national interests, including through an annual report submitted to Congress by the Secretary of State.

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