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HCONRES 44 101th Congress House

Calling on the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to, and bank regulators to encourage banks to, reduce the debt service burden of debtor nations in exchange for steps taken by…

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Official title: Calling on the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to, and bank regulators to encourage banks to, reduce the debt service burden of debtor nations in exchange for steps taken by such nations to protect tropical rain forests and other natural resources.

Introduced: February 6, 1989 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Conservation of natural resourcesEnvironmental ProtectionFederal Reserve SystemForeign Trade and International Finance
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Foreign loansForest conservationGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment corporationsInternational environmental cooperationMultilateral development banksTropical forests
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This resolution expired with the 101st Congress
It was not agreed to before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 1, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade, and Monetary Policy.
Feb 6, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Feb 6, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade, and Monetary Policy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and urges the Comptroller of the Currency, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to encourage each bank under their respective jurisdictions, to enter into agreements to reduce the outstanding debt burden of debtor nation clients if such nations agree to protect their tropical rain forests and other natural resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 22, 1989
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 6, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 44: Calling on the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to, and bank regulators to encourage banks to, reduce the debt service burden of debtor nations in exchange for steps taken by such nations to protect tropical rain forests and other natural resources.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-44/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 44: Calling on the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to, and bank regulators to encourage banks to, reduce the debt service burden of debtor nations in exchange for steps taken by such nations to protect tropical rain forests and other natural resources.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-44/.
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H. Con. Res. 44, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-44/.
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[H. Con. Res. 44: Calling on the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to, and bank regulators to encourage banks to, reduce the debt service burden of debtor nations in exchange for steps taken by such nations to protect tropical rain forests and other natural resources.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-44/)
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