Global Conservation Act of 2012
Latest action · Jun 28, 2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedJun 28, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Global Conservation Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of, and report to Congress on, U.S. international conservation programs to determine the extent to which such programs are: (1) advancing conservation in the world's most ecologically and economically important terrestrial and marine ecosystems; (2) addressing natural resource challenges; (3) advancing U.S. foreign policy priorities in areas such as security, democratization, sustainable food production, and clean water; (4) enhancing economic and wildlife conservation benefits derived from properly managed international hunting and angling tourism; and (5) addressing poaching, illegal logging, fishing, and wildlife trafficking.
Directs the President: (1) to establish the Interagency Working Group on Global Conservation; and (2) through such Working Group, to establish the International Conservation Strategy to strengthen the capacity of the United States to collaborate with other countries, international organizations, the private sector, and private voluntary organizations to conserve natural resources and enhance biodiversity. Requires the Strategy to provide a comprehensive plan of action that identifies specific and measurable benchmarks, goals, and time frames. Requires the Working Group to ensure that the Strategy is appropriate to local needs and conditions and incorporates the views of partner countries.
Establishes the Global Conservation Public Advisory Board to: (1) advise the Working Group on matters related to U.S. international conservation policies and programs and the implementation of the Strategy; and (2) ensure that the best scientific, policy, economic security, and business expertise are reflected in U.S. international conservation strategies and policies.
Prohibits any provision in this Act from being construed as restricting, limiting, or otherwise impairing: (1) properly managed recreational hunting and angling, or (2) the ability of any foreign jurisdiction or authority to authorize regulated programs supporting wildlife for local consumption and commercialization.
Urges the President to work with foreign assistance donor countries to: (1) develop a comprehensive international conservation assistance strategy consistent with the United States International Conservation Strategy, (2) identify multilateral mechanisms to coordinate international action, and (3) agree on a timetable for achieving the goals of the United States International Conservation Strategy.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 28, 2012 to Jul 19, 2012; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Jun 28, 2012 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jun 28, 2012 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Jun 28, 2012 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Jul 19, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jun 28, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Jun 28, 2012Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41613 | Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Issues in the 112th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 22, 2013 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6038 | Global Conservation Act of 2012 | Related bill | Jun 27, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to strengthen the role of the United States in the international community of nations in conserving natural resources to further global prosperity and security.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Global Conservation Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Advisory bodies
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Ecology
- Economic development
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government studies and investigations
- Hunting and fishing
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Land use and conservation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Performance measurement
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Travel and tourism
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2012Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
