3.0.0 52 2021-09-28T19:57:38Z 2021-09-28T19:57:38Z House H HR 2009-01-06 111 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-01-06T17:09:46Z Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009 111 345 S 2009-07-16 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 111. Related bill CRS 2009-01-06 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2009-01-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E-8) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 N H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2009-01-06 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2009-02-13 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2009-02-13 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2009-02-13 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2009-02-13 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2009-02-13 False H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2009-02-13 False E000092 Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] VERNON EHLERS R MI J. 3 2009-02-13 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2009-02-13 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2009-02-13 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2009-02-13 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 2009-02-13 False C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2009-03-10 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2009-03-10 False G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2009-03-16 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2009-03-16 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2009-04-01 False P000596 Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] Pedro Pierluisi D PR R. 0 2009-04-01 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2009-04-21 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2009-04-21 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2009-04-23 False R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2009-04-28 False R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] ED ROYCE R CA 40 2009-04-28 False M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2009-04-28 False R000395 Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] HAROLD ROGERS R KY 5 2009-04-30 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2009-05-13 False K000366 Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22] Ron Klein D FL 22 2009-05-13 False A000022 Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] GARY ACKERMAN D NY L. 5 2009-05-13 False T000038 Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8] JOHN TANNER D TN 8 2009-05-18 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2009-06-10 False M001173 Rep. Massa, Eric J. J. [D-NY-29] Eric Massa D NY J. J. 29 2009-06-19 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2009-07-08 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2009-07-23 False B001229 Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] BRIAN BAIRD D WA 3 2009-09-14 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2010-06-14 False International Affairs Aquatic ecology Foreign loans and debt Forests, forestry, trees International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Land transfers Land use and conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Wildlife conservation and habitat protection International Affairs 00 2009-01-06 Introduced in House 2009-01-14T20:25:41Z Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act - Amends the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to make forests, coral reefs, and associated coastal marine ecosystem activities eligible for U.S. debt reduction benefits for developing countries. (Currently, such provision applies to tropical forests.)

Renames: (1) the Tropical Forest Facility as the Conservation Facility; and (2) a Tropical Forest Agreement as a Conservation Agreement.

Extends authorization of appropriations for debt reduction.

Authorizes U.S. government representation on the administering body that oversees the implementation of grants arising from debt-for-nature swap or debt buy-back regardless of whether the United States is a party to any agreement between the purchaser and the beneficiary country government.

]]> Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act Short Titles as Introduced Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act Display Title Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-01-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr52ih/xml/BILLS-111hr52ih.xml 2009-01-06 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.