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HR 4959 111th Congress House International Affairs Advisory bodies Climate change and greenhouse gases Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Forests, forestry, trees International organizations and cooperation Land use and conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Multilateral development programs Water use and supply Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Global Conservation Act of 2010

Introduced: March 25, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Mar 25, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 25, 2010
Introduced in House
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Global Conservation Act of 2010 - Directs the President, through the Coordinator for Global Conservation, to establish the International Conservation Strategy to help combat global natural resource and biodiversity degradation in developing countries.

Directs the Coordinator to establish the Interagency Working Group on Global Conservation.

Directs the President to establish the President's Advisory Committee for Global Conservation.

Urges the President to work with the world's major foreign assistance donor countries to: (1) develop an international conservation assistance strategy; (2) identify multilateral coordinating mechanisms; and (3) promote existing multilateral initiatives designed to identify meaningful levels of interim funding for forest conservation in developing countries.

What's happening now March 25, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3508 Related bill Global Conservation Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 15 Republican 1
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Chu, Judy
California · Sep 28, 2010
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 28, 2010
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jul 22, 2010
Hall, John
· Jul 15, 2010
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 15, 2010
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 15, 2010
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 22, 2010
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 22, 2010
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 15, 2010
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 10, 2010
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 8, 2010
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 28, 2010
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 28, 2010
Hodes, Paul
· May 24, 2010
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 13, 2010
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 29, 2010
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 28, 2010
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 22, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4959: Global Conservation Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4959/
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"H.R. 4959: Global Conservation Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4959/.
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H.R. 4959, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4959/.
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