H.R. 4133 · 117th Congress

Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act

Introduced on Jun 24, 2021 by Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13). 26 cosponsors, 8 of them from another party. Latest action (May 11, 2022): Star Print ordered on the bill.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jun 24, 2021
Cosponsors
26
8 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To authorize appropriations for the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, enhance the United States-Caribbean security partnership, prioritize disaster resilience, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • 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 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

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Apr 27, 2022). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Adriano EspaillatD-NY-13Sponsor

Democrats · 18

Republicans · 8

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Apr 27, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 340–86

History

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  1. Jun 24, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jun 24, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jun 24, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Sep 30, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Sep 30, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  6. Apr 27, 2022 · HouseMr. Connolly moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. Apr 27, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4543-4545)
  8. Apr 27, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4133.
  9. Apr 27, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 4133.
  10. Apr 27, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  11. Apr 27, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4558-4559)
  12. Apr 27, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 340 - 86 (Roll no. 135).House · Roll call 135
  13. Apr 27, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 340 - 86 (Roll no. 135). (text: CR H4543-4544)House · Roll call 135
  14. Apr 27, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. Apr 28, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  16. May 11, 2022 · SenateStar Print ordered on the bill.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.