Haiti and Armenia Reforestation Act of 2013
Latest action · Oct 31, 2013 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7717-7718)
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.
- IntroducedSep 25, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Haiti and Armenia Reforestation Act of 2013 - Authorizes the President to: (1) provide Haiti and Armenia with financial assistance, technology transfers, or capacity building assistance to reduce deforestation and increase afforestation and reforestation; (2) establish a grant program to reverse deforestation and improve reforestation and afforestation in Haiti and Armenia; (3) make grants to nongovernmental organizations for the open-market purchase of discounted government of Haiti debt in exchange for forest restoration commitments by the government; and (4) forgive debt owed to the United States by the government of Armenia in exchange for forest restoration commitments by the government.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 25, 2013 to Sep 26, 2013, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Sep 25, 2013 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Sep 25, 2013 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Sep 25, 2013 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Sep 25, 2013 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Sep 26, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 31, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7717-7718)
- Sep 25, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Sep 25, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR 9/24/2013 S6888-6891)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Armenia
- Caribbean area
- Congressional oversight
- Ecology
- Europe
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign loans and debt
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Haiti
- International Affairs
- Latin America
- Performance measurement
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Watersheds
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2013Introduced in Senate
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