Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-06-17
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act” Read the full text
International Affairs
What it does
The bill would authorize the Secretary of State and USAID to run a Caribbean Basin Security Initiative in 13 beneficiary countries, funded at $88 million a year from 2025 through 2029. Purposes include law enforcement, anti-corruption, and justice capacity building; countering organized crime and gangs; disaster response and resilience; and countering malign influence from authoritarian regimes, including China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba. It would also require a 180-day implementation plan, annual progress reports to Congress, 5-year disaster resilience programs, and a separate 180-day disaster resilience strategy.
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Where it is
Introduced · 2025-06-17
In the House.
Committee, then floor votes in both chambers · next
Official documents
The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-12. The same version at GovInfo.
The numbers
2%
of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)
2
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (2025-06-17).