As of August 2008, there were 84 bills in Congress either singly to benefit Haiti or Haiti was mentioned as a beneficiary along with other poor or developing countries.  As an advocate, you can familiarize yourself with those most significant and urge your Senator or Representative to support these initiatives.  The following are found to be in highest priority:

HR 241 sponsored by Maxine Waters:  A bill calling for immediate cancellation of Haiti's $1.4 billion debt owed to the IFI (International Financial Institutions) such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Inter-American Development Bank and a few individual countries.  Debt service is about $60-70 million per month out of Haiti.

S 2166 Senate Jubilee Act:  The House version has already passes with large margin.  This act is designed to significantly reduce the International Debt of 41 HIPC nations (Heavily Impoverished Poor Countries) including Haiti. 

HR 6255 Haiti Act of 2008:  This bill enables over a 27 month period an exchange of people with technical expertise between our two countries.  It would include agronomists, teachers, water engineers, etc.

All bills can be found in detail at www.thomas.loc.gov by searching "Haiti".  Senators and any represenative can be found by name by contactinng the Congressional Switchboard at (202) 244-3121.