Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Conservation Act of 2005
Latest action · Sep 13, 2006 Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 28, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Conservation Act of 2005 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish in the Department of the Treasury the Coral Reef and Other Coastal Marine Resources Facility.
Authorizes the President: (1) through the exchange by the Facility of new obligations for outstanding obligations of an eligible Latin American or Caribbean country with a coral reef or other coastal marine resource, to reduce the amount of concessional loans owed by the country to the United States as of January 1, 2005; and (2) to sell, reduce, or cancel such loans to facilitate a debt-for-nature swap or a debt buyback with an eligible purchaser or country to support coral reef and other coastal marine resource conservation.
Requires each beneficiary country that has entered into a Coral Reef and Other Coastal Marine Resources Agreement with the Secretary of State to establish a Coral Reef and Other Coastal Marine Resources Fund to receive payments of interest on new obligations undertaken by the country to provide grants for coral reef and other coastal marine resource conservation projects.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2005 to Jul 18, 2006; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Apr 28, 2005 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Apr 28, 2005 |
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | Original | Apr 28, 2005 |
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Original | Apr 28, 2005 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Apr 28, 2005 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Apr 28, 2005 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Apr 28, 2005 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | May 18, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | May 26, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jun 30, 2005 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 14, 2006 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jun 29, 2006 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 29, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jun 29, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jul 10, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jul 10, 2006 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Jul 18, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 28, 2005Markup Sep 13, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2006Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 13, 2006Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 28, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 28, 2005Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 19, 2006H.R. 1996, Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Conservation Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as agreed to by the House Committee on International Relations on September 13, 2006</p>
- Sep 19, 2006H.R. 1996, Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Conservation Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as agreed to by the House Committee on International Relations on September 13, 2006
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-217 | VARIOUS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS198 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Sep 13, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect critical coral reef habitats.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Conservation Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Caribbean area
- Coastal zone
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Coral reefs
- Debt agreements
- Debt relief
- Department of the Treasury
- Developing countries
- Economics and Public Finance
- Ecosystem management
- Environmental Protection
- Executive reorganization
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government trust funds
- International Affairs
- International environmental cooperation
- Latin America
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine resources conservation
- President and foreign policy
- Presidential appointments
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Restoration ecology
- Sustainable development
- Treaties
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2005Introduced in House
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