US Congress House Bill 52 (Prior Session Legislation)

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January 6 2009 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act - Amends the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to make forests, coral reefs, and associated coastal marine ecosystem activities eligible for U.S. debt reduction benefits for developing countries. (Currently, such provision applies to tropical forests.) Renames: (1) the Tropical Forest Facility as the Conservation Facility; and (2) a Tropical Forest Agreement as a Conservation Agreement. Extends authorization of appropriations for debt reduction. Authorizes U.S. government representation on the administering body that oversees the implementation of grants arising from debt-for-nature swap or debt buy-back regardless of whether the United States is a party to any agreement between the purchaser and the beneficiary country government.

Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act

Rep Frank, Barney	Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Payne, Donald M.	Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R.
Rep Rothman, Steven R.	Rep Sires, Albio	Rep Wexler, Robert	Rep Woolsey, Lynn C.
Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana	Rep Ehlers, Vernon J.	Rep Calvert, Ken	Rep Fortenberry, Jeff
Rep Royce, Edward R.	Rep Klein, Ron	Rep Manzullo, Donald A.	Rep Tanner, John S.
Rep Kirk, Mark Steven	Rep Moore, Dennis	Rep McCollum, Betty	Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"
Rep Green, Gene	Rep Massa, Eric J. J.	Rep Ackerman, Gary L.	Rep Baird, Brian
Rep Blumenauer, Earl	Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z.	Rep Carnahan, Russ	Rep Carson, Andre
Rep Gonzalez, Charles A.	Rep Grijalva, Raul M.	Rep Hastings, Alcee L.	Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.
Rep Hirono, Mazie K.	Rep Honda, Michael M.	Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila	Rep Rogers, Harold

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-06		Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2009-01-06		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E-8)

SB345 (Related) 2009-07-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 111.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN00052:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr52ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr52ih.pdf