DELTA Act
Latest action · Jul 11, 2018 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.
- IntroducedJul 11, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act or the DELTA Act
This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to develop a strategy, seeking to work with the governments of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and neighboring countries, with regard to natural resource protection, wildife protection, and economic development in the greater Okavango River Basin and the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area in Southern Africa.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 11, 2018 to Sep 5, 2018, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jul 11, 2018 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Jul 11, 2018 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jul 11, 2018 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Jul 11, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Aug 20, 2018 | |
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Sep 5, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Jul 11, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4819 | DELTA Act | Related bill | Dec 21, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa
- Angola
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Botswana
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Economic development
- Endangered and threatened species
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Hunting and fishing
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Lakes and rivers
- Land use and conservation
- Mammals
- Namibia
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Performance measurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2018Introduced in Senate
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