Washington, Feb. 18 -- Representative Maria Elvira Salazar issued the following press release:
Representative Maria Elvira Salazar's (FL-27) IDB Capital Increase Act (H.R. 6892 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6892/text)) has been signed into law as part of H.R. 7148 (https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7148), the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, marking another legislative win that strengthens U.S. economic leadership and engagement across the Western Hemisphere.
The law authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase 25,000 new shares of IDB Invest, the private-sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank, expanding its capacity to finance development projects across Latin Am...