HR 1787
105th Congress
House
Animals
Administrative procedure
American economic assistance
Animal breeding
Asia
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of the Interior
East Asia
Economics and Public Finance
Elephants
Endangered animals
Environmental Protection
Export controls
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Gifts
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government trust funds
Habitat conservation
Human settlements
Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997
Introduced: June 4, 1997
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33 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 19, 1997
Signed by President.
Nov 19, 1997
Became Public Law No: 105-96.
Nov 10, 1997
Presented to President.
Nov 9, 1997
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 8, 1997
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12204)
Nov 8, 1997
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12204)
Nov 7, 1997
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 278.
Nov 7, 1997
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Chafee without amendment. Without written report.
Nov 6, 1997
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 4, 1997
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held.
Oct 22, 1997
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Oct 21, 1997
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 21, 1997
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 21, 1997
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 21, 1997
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 21, 1997
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8862-8866)
Oct 21, 1997
Mr. Saxton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 6, 1997
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 174.
Oct 6, 1997
Committee on International Relations discharged.
Sep 23, 1997
House Committee on International Relations Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 6, 1997.
Sep 23, 1997
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-266, Part I.
Sep 10, 1997
Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Discharged.
Sep 10, 1997
Executive Comment Received from Interior.
Sep 10, 1997
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 10, 1997
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 4, 1997
Favorable Executive Comment Received from AID.
Jul 31, 1997
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 16, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, AID.
Jun 16, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Jun 4, 1997
Referred to House International Relations
Jun 4, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 4, 1997
Referred to House Resources
Jun 4, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to use amounts in the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund (established under this Act) to provide financial assistance for projects for the conservation of Asian elephants for which final project proposals are approved by the Secretary.
Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) requirements for project proposals; (2) project review and approval; (3) reporting requirements for recipients of assistance provided by this Act; and (4) priority for projects for which there exists some measure of matching funds.
Prohibits grants provided by this Act from being used for captive breeding of Asian elephants other than for release in the wild.
Establishes the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund.
Authorizes appropriations.
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Became Public Law No: 105-96.