HR 4654
108th Congress
House
International Affairs
Auditing
Authorization
Collection of accounts
Counterpart funds
Debt relief
Developing countries
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Executive Office of the President
Finance and Financial Sector
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign loans
Forest conservation
Government Operations and Politics
Government trust funds
International environmental cooperation
Performance measurement
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Tropical forests
To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 2004
Became Public Law No: 108-323.
Oct 6, 2004
Signed by President.
Sep 30, 2004
Presented to President.
Sep 29, 2004
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 28, 2004
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 28, 2004
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 28, 2004
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9864)
Sep 28, 2004
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9864)
Sep 8, 2004
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 7, 2004
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 7, 2004
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6722)
Sep 7, 2004
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6722)
Sep 7, 2004
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4654.
Sep 7, 2004
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6722-6724)
Sep 7, 2004
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 14, 2004
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 362.
Jul 14, 2004
Reported by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 108-603.
Jun 24, 2004
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 24, 2004
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 24, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1225)
Jun 23, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jun 23, 2004
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Amends the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to authorize: (1) appropriations through FY 2007 for concessional loan debt reduction for developing countries with tropical forests; (2) specified amounts for program audits and evaluations; and (3) principal and interest payments in local currency (under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954).
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 108-323.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
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- Referred in Senate Formatted Text PDF
- Reported in House Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
4
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4654: To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4654/
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