Mekong River Protection Act of 2011
Latest action · Mar 9, 2011 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.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mekong River Protection Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to oppose the provision of any loan or financial or technical assistance for the construction of hydroelectric dams or electricity transmission systems in the Mekong River Basin unless the Secretary submits a related report providing certain assurances with respect environmental protection, public health, economic effect, and resettlement concerns to Congress.
Defines "World Bank" as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Mar 9, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Burma
- Cambodia
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Dams and canals
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Foreign loans and debt
- International Affairs
- Lakes and rivers
- Laos
- Multilateral development programs
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Water use and supply
- Watersheds
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2011Introduced in Senate
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