Bill > S3589

This bill, the Western Hemisphere Security Strategy Act of 2022, requires the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense to jointly submit a multi-year strategy to Congress aimed at enhancing diplomatic engagement, security assistance and cooperation, promoting regional security and stability, and advancing U.S. strategic interests in the Western Hemisphere. The strategy includes proposals for increasing U.S. security assistance, building partner capacity, countering malign influence from state actors like China and Russia, disrupting transnational criminal activities, and expanding military training exercises with partner countries. The bill also requires a report on efforts by the Maduro regime in Venezuela to detain U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.