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Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2005

Introduced: May 26, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2005
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 31, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
May 31, 2005
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
May 26, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
May 26, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1114)
May 26, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the Great Ape Conservation Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use amounts in the Great Ape Conservation Fund to provide emergency financial and technical assistance for great ape conservation needs in Aceh Province, Indonesia, arising from the tsunami of December 2004; (2) authorize the Secretary to approve projects to address the root causes of threats to great apes in range states; (3) require the Secretary to convene the panel of experts created under the Great Ape Conservation Act not later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act and quadrennially thereafter; (4) increase funding for administrative expenses; and (5) extend through FY2010 the authorization for appropriations to the Great Ape Conservation Fund.

What's happening now June 23, 2005

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1250 Related bill A bill to reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 14, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Jun 14, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 14, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· May 26, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2693: Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2693/
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"H.R. 2693: Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2693/.
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H.R. 2693, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2693/.
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