House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
United States–Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act of 2023
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 12, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 12, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4015.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CASTRO of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 102, June 12, 2023, Page H2810):Constitutional Authority--Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 18) THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18 The Congress shall have power To make all laws which shall be necessary end proper for The single subject of this legislation is: The purpose of the bill is related to Foreign Affairs.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 12, 2023 ↗
Evidence
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- Statement length
- 339 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4015, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4015
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 24, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
10 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 8 Democrats
2 of 10 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Al Green (D-TX), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joaquin Castro.
- H.R. 406 (118th) Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act
- H.R. 3042 (118th) Millennium Challenge Corporation Candidate Country Reform Act
- H.Res. 1437 (118th) Designating the week beginning on September 9, 2024, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
- H.Res. 682 (118th) Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 11, 2023, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
- H.R. 6618 (118th) ARMAS Act of 2023
- H.R. 1744 (118th) Transparency in Government Contracts Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.