S. 841 · 118th Congress · Senate

Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act

Active· Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 49.
Introduced
Mar 16, 23
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to carry out the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative in 13 specified Caribbean countries for fiscal years 2023-2027.

Among the specified purposes for this initiative are (1) promoting citizen safety, security, and rule of law; (2) countering transnational criminal organizations and local gangs; (3) combatting corruption; and (4) countering malign influence from authoritarian regimes.

Additionally, the bill directs the State Department to promote natural disaster response and resilience in the 13 specified Caribbean countries.

Previous Versions

00Mar 16, 2023

Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to carry out the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative in 13 specified Caribbean countries for fiscal years 2023-2027.

Among the specified purposes for this initiative are (1) promoting citizen safety, security, and rule of law; (2) countering transnational criminal organizations and local gangs; (3) combatting corruption; and (4) countering malign influence from authoritarian regimes.

Additionally, the bill directs the State Department to promote natural disaster response and resilience in the 13 specified Caribbean countries.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAY 04, 2023Committee

    Committee on Foreign Relations

    Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  2. MAY 04, 2023Committee

    Committee on Foreign Relations

    Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  3. MAY 04, 2023Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 49.

  4. MAY 03, 2023Committee

    Committee on Foreign Relations

    Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. MAR 16, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  6. MAR 16, 2023IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Referred: May 4, 2023

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Referred: May 3, 2023

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Referred: Mar 16, 2023

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