Congress extends Haiti trade deal through 2028 and refunds import taxes.

What it does

The bill lets Haiti send apparel and certain goods to the U.S. without tariffs through December 31, 2028. It restores tariff-free status for goods that lost it due to rule changes. Companies that imported Haitian goods between September 30, 2025, and enactment can ask for refunds. They get refunds if those goods would have qualified for the tariff-free deal.

Who it affects

Haiti's companies that make apparel and goods get easier access to U.S. markets. U.S. companies that import Haitian goods and U.S. shoppers may pay lower prices. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency must process refund requests.

One thing to notice

Importers have 180 days to ask for refunds on taxes paid during the gap period. This could create a lot of work for the customs agency.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.

• Dec 9, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Dec 9, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means”
• Dec 10, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Dec 10, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0”
• Jan 12, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required)…”
• Jan 12, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

9 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 15 reports from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $63,822,373 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 15 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 89% of bills with any report.

Gregory Murphy, who sponsored the bill, received $1,064,948 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. — $54,660,000 in 3 reports
• National Retail Federation — $3,881,000 in 2 reports
• Fedex Corporation — $2,930,000 in 1 report
• AFL-CIO — $760,000 in 1 report
• Coalition for a Prosperous America — $600,000 in 2 reports

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• tariffs — taxes the government puts on goods brought into the country.
• enactment — the moment when a bill becomes law.
• apparel — clothing and related items.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.