Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) to bolster U.S.–Caribbean security cooperation and counter criminal and authoritarian threats in the region advanced to the full U.S. House of Representatives following a markup by the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Jan. 21. The committee approved an amended version of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act, H.R. 4368, which Rep. Salazar cosponsored in July 2025 alongside bill sponsor U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY). “This bill draws a clear line: the Caribbean is not for sale,” Rep. Salazar said. “It strengthens security, confronts corruption, and makes clear that America, not Beijing or Havana, is the partner of choice in our hemisphere.”If enacted, H.R.