Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act
Latest action · May 11, 2022 Star Print ordered on the bill.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2021
- Passed HouseApr 27, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act
This bill authorizes the allocation of certain funds for purposes related to the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, requires the Department of State to develop a strategy for prioritizing efforts to increase disaster response and resilience in the Caribbean, and establishes monitoring and reporting requirements.
Funds for carrying out the initiative shall be used for purposes that include (1) promoting citizen safety, security, and the rule of law in the Caribbean; (2) prioritizing efforts to combat corruption; and (3) promoting the rule of law in the Caribbean and countering influence from authoritarian regimes.
The State Department shall develop a strategy that incorporates specific, measurable benchmarks demonstrating a prioritization of efforts to increase disaster response and resilience through carrying out specified coordination, resilience, and preparedness programs in beneficiary countries. The State Department must also submit an implementation plan that includes a timeline and stated objectives for such actions to be taken.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 135 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed340–86 | Apr 27, 2022 |
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2021 to Oct 8, 2021; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jun 24, 2021 |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Oct 8, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2021Markup Sep 30, 2021 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Apr 28, 2022 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2022Star Print ordered on the bill.
- Apr 28, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Apr 27, 2022Mr. Connolly moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 27, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4543-4545)
- Apr 27, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4133.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4543–H4545Text printed H4543Recorded votes H4558authorize, enhance, and prioritizeLists H4559Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 4133, Caribbean Basin Security Initiative appropriations, U.S.-Caribbean security partnership enhancement, and disaster resilience prioritization | Adriano Espaillat D-NY, Daniel Meuser R-PA, Gerald E. Connolly D-VA | Apr 27, 2022 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 15, 2021H.R. 4133, Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on August 30, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 110, June 24, 2021, page H3134.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46781 | Latin America and the Caribbean: U.S. Policy and Key Issues in the 117th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 28, 2022 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize appropriations for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, enhance the United States-Caribbean security partnership, prioritize disaster resilience, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Asia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Caribbean area
- China
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Employment and training programs
- Europe
- Firearms and explosives
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Human rights
- Infrastructure development
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Jamaica
- Judges
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Latin America
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Natural disasters
- News media and reporting
- Organized crime
- Performance measurement
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Russia
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Suriname
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Trinidad and Tobago
- U.S. and foreign investments
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2022Referred in Senate
- Apr 27, 2022Engrossed in House
- Jun 24, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
