Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010

The Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act of 2010 was designed to support Haiti’s economic recovery following a devastating earthquake by expanding duty-free access for Haitian-made goods entering the United States. The bill extended existing trade preferences through 2020 and increased the types and quantities of apparel and textiles that could be imported without tariffs, regardless of where the original fabrics or yarns were produced. For everyday citizens, this legislation aimed to stabilize the regional economy and lower the cost of certain imported clothing while supporting thousands of manufacturing jobs in Haiti. Although this specific bill (S. 3275) was referred to committee, its provisions were ultimately incorporated into H.R. 5160, which became law in May 2010.