HR 2131
107th Congress
House
International Affairs
Authorization
Caribbean area
Debt relief
Debt-for-nature swaps
Developing countries
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Forest conservation
Latin America
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Tropical forests
To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2004, and for other purposes.
Introduced: June 12, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 17, 2001
Became Public Law No: 107-26.
Aug 17, 2001
Signed by President.
Aug 8, 2001
Presented to President.
Jul 24, 2001
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 23, 2001
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 23, 2001
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 23, 2001
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8076)
Jul 23, 2001
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8076)
Jul 11, 2001
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 10, 2001
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 10, 2001
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 10, 2001
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3819)
Jul 10, 2001
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3819)
Jul 10, 2001
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2131.
Jul 10, 2001
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3819-3823)
Jul 10, 2001
Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 28, 2001
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 63.
Jun 28, 2001
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 107-119.
Jun 20, 2001
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 20, 2001
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 12, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jun 12, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1068)
Jun 12, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations through FY 2004 for the cost for the reduction of debt owed by a developing country with a tropical forest to the United States as a result of concessional loans made or credits extended to such country under specified laws.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 107-26.
Committees of jurisdiction
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