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.

3.0.0 1325 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z Senate S S 2023-04-26 118 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported By 2023-05-04T19:17:55Z Markup By 2023-05-03T14:00:08Z Referred To 2023-04-26T22:43:19Z 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. 118 1428 S 2023-05-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Related bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 118 2670 HR 2023-12-22 Became Public Law No: 118-31. Related bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 118 2226 S 2023-07-27 Senate ordered measure printed as passed. Related bill CRS 2023-05-04 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 51. Calendars 2023-05-04 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2023-05-04 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2023-05-03 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2023-04-26 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2023-04-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2023-04-26 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2023-05-03 False 2023-07-11T15:58:00Z S. 1325, Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59327 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 4, 2023 International Affairs Africa 2023-06-15T15:45:21Z Aviation and airports 2023-06-15T15:45:21Z Caribbean area 2023-06-15T15:45:21Z Collective security 2023-06-15T15:45:21Z Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits 2023-06-15T15:45:21Z Computer security and identity theft 2023-06-15T15:45:21Z Computers and information technology 2023-06-15T15:45:21Z Congressional oversight 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z Drug trafficking and controlled substances 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z Elections, voting, political campaign regulation 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z Emergency planning and evacuation 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z Employment and training programs 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z Energy storage, supplies, demand 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z Human trafficking 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z Infectious and parasitic diseases 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z International exchange and broadcasting 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z International organizations and cooperation 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z Latin America 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z Law enforcement administration and funding 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z Military assistance, sales, and agreements 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z Natural disasters 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z Navigation, waterways, harbors 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z Organized crime 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z Rule of law and government transparency 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z U.S. and foreign investments 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z Western Hemisphere 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z World health 2023-06-15T15:45:22Z International Affairs 2023-05-03T14:00:52Z

00 2023-04-26 Introduced in Senate 2024-03-14T21:57:49Z Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023 This bill states that the Department of State should collaborate with democratic partners to promote certain objectives in the Western Hemisphere: (1) improvement of security conditions and the rule of law; (2) digitalization and cybersecurity; (3) improvement of economic conditions; and (4) transparent, accountable, and democratic governance. The first three of these objectives do not apply to Cuba, Nicaragua, or Venezuela.

25 2023-05-04 Reported to Senate 2024-05-30T16:27:22Z Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023This bill states that the Department of State should collaborate with democratic partners to promote certain objectives in the Western Hemisphere: (1) improvement of security conditions and the rule of law; (2) digitalization and cybersecurity; (3) improvement of economic conditions; and (4) transparent, accountable, and democratic governance. These objectives do not apply to Cuba, Nicaragua, or Venezuela.The bill also requires the President to submit to Congress a comprehensive strategy for investment, trade, and development in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. The focus of this strategy shall be on increasing exports of U.S. goods and services to those regions.The State Department must report to Congress on efforts by the Maduro regime of Venezuela to detain U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023 Display Title 45 Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:22:30Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:40:39Z Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate 103 Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:40:34Z S Senate Reported to Senate RS Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to establish a partnership with nations in the Western Hemisphere to promote economic competitiveness, democratic governance, and security, and for other purposes. 2024-03-16T08:08:19Z Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118s1325rs/xml/BILLS-118s1325rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118s1325is/xml/BILLS-118s1325is.xml 2023-05-04 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 51. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.