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. 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.
AfricaAviation and airportsCaribbean areaCollective securityCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDrug trafficking and controlled substancesElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmergency planning and evacuationEmployment and training programsEnergy storage, supplies, demandHuman traffickingInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational exchange and broadcastingInternational organizations and cooperationLatin AmericaLaw enforcement administration and fundingMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsNatural disastersNavigation, waterways, harborsOrganized crimeRule of law and government transparencyU.S. and foreign investmentsWestern HemisphereWorld health
Western Hemisphere Partnership Act of 2023
USA118th CongressS-1325| Senate
| Updated: 5/4/2023
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. 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.
AfricaAviation and airportsCaribbean areaCollective securityCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDrug trafficking and controlled substancesElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmergency planning and evacuationEmployment and training programsEnergy storage, supplies, demandHuman traffickingInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternational exchange and broadcastingInternational organizations and cooperationLatin AmericaLaw enforcement administration and fundingMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsNatural disastersNavigation, waterways, harborsOrganized crimeRule of law and government transparencyU.S. and foreign investmentsWestern HemisphereWorld health