The process to renew the HOPE/HELP program (the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act (HOPE) and the Haiti Economic Lift Program Act (HELP)) has reached an important milestone in the United States Congress, constituting a positive development for the sectors concerned and for Haiti’s economic and social environment, Le Nouvelliste learned from sources close to the matter on Monday, December 15, 2035.

On December 10, 2025, the House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee, the body responsible for trade policy and preferential regimes, unanimously adopted (41 votes to 0) bill H.R. 6504, entitled the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act. This adoption took place during a markup session, a key stage in the U.S. legislative process, allowing the bill to move forward toward a vote in a full session of the House of Representatives, our source noted.