Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act
Latest action · Feb 9, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 9, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act
This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement for the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to include a Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy in its National Drug Control Strategy. This strategy must include measures for preventing the illegal trafficking of drugs through the Caribbean region into the United States, including measures to combat drug trafficking and drug-related violent crime in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The bill also revises ONDCP's authorization to (1) add definitions for state and for United States to specify that its authorization includes U.S. territories and possessions, and (2) revise the definition for supply reduction to ensure that the National Drug Control Strategy includes efforts to disrupt the financial networks of drug trafficking organizations.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2023 to Sep 9, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Original | Feb 9, 2023 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Jul 11, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Jul 17, 2023 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Aug 1, 2023 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Aug 4, 2023 | |
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Sep 8, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Tony Gonzales | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Sep 18, 2023 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Sep 27, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Apr 19, 2024 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | May 8, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | May 8, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Sep 9, 2024 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 9, 2023 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 9, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 9, 2023Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 27, February 9, 2023, page H827.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-55 | OVERSIGHT AND REAUTHORIZATION OF THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY61 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Jul 27, 2023 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 309 | Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act | Identical bill | Feb 9, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to require a Caribbean border counternarcotics strategy, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2023Introduced 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.
