SENATE 335117th CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15.
Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 3/24/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-24Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15.
- 2021-03-24Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. Without written report.
- 2021-03-24Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. Without written report.
- 2021-03-24Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2021-02-22Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2021-02-22Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-24 (25)
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 eligible countries to the United States into funding for nature conservation and protection efforts in that country.
Cosponsors (7)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Richard Burr (R-NC)
- Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
- Thomas Carper (D-DE)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
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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