# 119-s-2578: Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Brazilian Amazon Act

119-s-2578, Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Brazilian Amazon Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2578
- Congress: 119
- Title: Strengthening the Rule of Law in the Brazilian Amazon Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-31
- Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Target criminal networks that drive deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon** while steering U.S. financing and aid toward sustainable, community-centered investments and opportunity identification in the region. - United States investors and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation would get a focused effort to find sustainable investment opportunities, including a DFC staff presence in Brazil and a report to Congress within 180 days. - Brazilian Indigenous and Afro-descendent communities would receive USAID-backed support for sustainable livelihoods, protected area management, and rights protection to reduce pressures that cause deforestation. - U.S. law enforcement and finance agencies would coordinate capacity-building, money-tracing, and investigations into environmental crimes and would press international financial institutions to oppose financing that could worsen deforestation. *Would authorize up to $10 million per year for fiscal years 2025–2028, increasing potential federal spending by up to $40 million over four years.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- U.S. help to fight Amazon crime: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary of State would direct U.S. officials to help Brazil identify and disrupt transnational criminal networks tied to Amazon deforestation. Help would include information sharing, training, tracing criminal funds, and support for investigations and asset recovery. The Secretary…
- U.S. votes at global development banks: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Treasury Secretary would direct U.S. executive directors at the World Bank, Inter‑American Development Bank, and IMF to use U.S. voice and vote to prioritize broad development in the Brazilian Amazon. Those U.S. directors would be told to oppose loans or programs that would facilita…
- DFC staff in Brazil report: benefit, low. If enacted, the DFC chief would be asked to consider placing a staff member in Brazil to find and help implement sustainable investment opportunities in the Brazilian Amazon. The staff would identify investment risks and ways to reduce them, including risks tied to criminal activity. The DFC must r…
- Key definitions for the Act: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would define key terms used across the Act. "Crimes" would explicitly include illegal fishing and wildlife trade, illicit mining, illegal logging and land-clearing in the Brazilian Amazon, plus related corruption and violent crimes. "Environmental degradation" would mean physic…

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- 119-s-2904: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-2684: United States - Taiwan Partnership in the Americas Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2578 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2578)

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- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-2904: SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2904)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-2684: United States - Taiwan Partnership in the Americas Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2684)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2578 (as of 2026-10-03).