Western Hemisphere Security Strategy Act of 2022
Latest action · Jul 25, 2022 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 461.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Western Hemisphere Security Strategy Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of State and the Department of Defense (DOD) to implement a multiyear Western Hemisphere Security Strategy.
The strategy must include elements such as (1) a proposal for increasing U.S. bilateral and multilateral security assistance and cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean, (2) activities to counter malign influence from state actors and transnational criminal organizations, (3) efforts to expand bilateral and multinational military training exercises with partner countries, (4) humanitarian assistance and disaster relief initiatives, (5) continued support for State Department programs to ensure the safety and rights of women and girls, and (6) a detailed assessment of the resources to carry out the strategy.
The State Department and DOD must jointly report the strategy to Congress and also provide periodic briefings on the strategy's implementation. The State Department must also report to Congress on efforts by the Maduro regime of Venezuela to detain U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.
The authorities provided under this bill shall terminate three years after this bill's enactment.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2022 to Jul 21, 2022, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Feb 7, 2022 |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Feb 14, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Jul 11, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jul 21, 2022 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2022Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Jul 25, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 461.
- Jul 19, 2022Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Feb 7, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Feb 7, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4547 | A bill to require a report on efforts by Venezuelan state actors and transnational criminal organizations to capture and detain United States citizens as hostages. | Related bill | Jul 19, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Caribbean area
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Europe
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Latin America
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military education and training
- Military operations and strategy
- Organized crime
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Russia
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Subversive activities
- Terrorism
- Western Hemisphere
- Women's rights
- World health
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2022Reported to Senate
- Feb 7, 2022Introduced in Senate
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