US Congress House Bill 227 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-4)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Federal Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund through FY2022. This bill amends the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 to authorize Department of the Interior to award a multi-year grant to carry out a project that is an effective, long-term conservation strategy for great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, orangutans, or gibbons) and their habitats. Interior is required to convene a panel of experts to identify the greatest needs and priorities for the conservation of great apes within a year and every five years thereafter. Current law authorizes Interior to convene a panel to consider the greatest conservation needs every two years. The panel is required to consider relevant great ape conservation plans or strategies. This bill amends the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 to make a wildlife management authority of a U.S. territory eligible for financial assistance for marine turtle conservation.

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act

Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. David Young [R-IA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2017-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2017-01-03	House	Introduced in House

HB4489 (Related) 2018-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/227/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr227/BILLS-115hr227ih.pdf