HOUSE 241117th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Expressing the sense of Congress that reopening schools for in-person instruction should be a critical priority for local, State, and Federal policymakers, and that funding for K-12 schools under the American Rescue Plan and State vaccination guidelines should be used to help get children back in the classroom.
- Last Action
- 3/16/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-20Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 47.
- 2021-04-19Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2021-04-19On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1945)
- 2021-04-19Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1945)
- 2021-04-19DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 241.
- 2021-04-19Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1945-1946)
- 2021-04-19Mr. Castro (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2021-02-25Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- 2021-02-25Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2021-01-11Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2021-01-11Introduced in House
- 2021-01-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-19 (53)
Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021
This bill extends through FY2026 authority for debt-for-nature swaps and debt buyback programs that reduce or convert debt obligations from an eligible country to the United States into funding for nature conservation and protection efforts in that country.
Cosponsors (5)
- BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA)
- Albio Sires (D-NJ)
- Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- Dean Phillips (D-MN)
Subjects
- 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
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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