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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 4368

Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act

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Introduced 2025-07-14Topic: public safety · budget · climate

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This bill would allow the U.S. Secretary of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to run the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative in 13 Caribbean countries. The initiative would support efforts against criminal groups and gangs, police and court training, anti-corruption work, youth crime prevention, cybersecurity, and natural disaster readiness. It would authorize $88 million per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029. The State Department would have to give Congress an implementation plan within 180 days and yearly progress reports. It would also have to carry out natural disaster resilience programs for five years and submit a related strategy.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-01-21HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 5.refer
2026-01-21HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Heldrefer
2025-07-14HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.refer
2025-07-14Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-07-14Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.