3.0.0 537 2022-02-03T05:53:21Z 2022-02-03T05:53:21Z Senate S S 2011-03-09 112 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-03-09T23:02:29Z 2011-03-09 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2011-03-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000803 Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] James Webb D VA H. "Jim" N 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 Lakes and rivers Laos Multilateral development programs Thailand Vietnam Water use and supply Watersheds International Affairs 00 2011-03-09 Introduced in Senate 2011-03-28T19:35:52Z 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.

]]> Mekong River Protection Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Mekong River Protection Act of 2011 Display Title Mekong River Protection Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose the provision of any loan or financial or technical assistance for a project for the construction of hydroelectric dams or electricity transmission systems in the Mekong River Basin unless the Secretary makes certain assurances with respect to the project, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-03-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s537is/xml/BILLS-112s537is.xml 2011-03-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.