Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020
Latest action · Nov 30, 2020 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedAug 7, 2020
- Passed HouseNov 18, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020
This bill extends through FY2025 authority for debt-for-nature swaps and debt buyback programs that reduce or convert debt obligations from eligible countries to the United States into funding for nature conservation and protection efforts in that country.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 7, 2020 to Oct 27, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Aug 7, 2020 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 23, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 23, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 23, 2020 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Sep 23, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Oct 27, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Oct 27, 2020 |
Committees 2
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 Aug 7, 2020Markup Oct 1, 2020 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2020 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Nov 18, 2020Mr. Espaillat moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 18, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5922-5923)
- Nov 18, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7954.
- Nov 18, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5922)
- Nov 18, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 1, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 1, 2020Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Aug 7, 2020Introduced in House
- Aug 7, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5910, H5922, H5923Text printed H5922 | Adriano Espaillat D-NY, Brad Sherman D-CA, Joe Wilson R-SC, Steve Chabot R-OH | Nov 18, 2020 |
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 estimate
- Nov 13, 2020H.R. 7954, Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on October 1, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 141, August 7, 2020, page H4226.
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. 116-110 | MARKUP OF H.R. 6986, 7990, 7673, 8409, 4507, 8428, 8405, 8259, 4636, 4326, 7954, 8438, H.Res. 1012, 697, 1100, 751, 1077, 672, 17, 823, 996, 958, 825, 1121, 1115, 768, 1150, 1145564 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Oct 1, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4428 | Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Aug 4, 2020 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reauthorize the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Aquatic ecology
- Ecology
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign loans and debt
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Land use and conservation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2020Referred in Senate
- Nov 18, 2020Engrossed in House
- Aug 7, 2020Introduced in House
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.
