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Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act

Introduced: May 13, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jan 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 6, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E-8)
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act - Amends the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to make forests, coral reefs, and associated coastal marine ecosystem activities eligible for U.S. debt reduction benefits for developing countries. (Currently, such provision applies to tropical forests.)

Renames: (1) the Tropical Forest Facility as the Conservation Facility; and (2) a Tropical Forest Agreement as a Conservation Agreement.

Extends authorization of appropriations for debt reduction.

Authorizes U.S. government representation on the administering body that oversees the implementation of grants arising from debt-for-nature swap or debt buy-back regardless of whether the United States is a party to any agreement between the purchaser and the beneficiary country government.

What's happening now January 6, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 345 Related bill Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 2
Klein, Ron
· May 13, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 30, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 16, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 13, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Feb 13, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 13, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 52: Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-52/
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"H.R. 52: Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-52/.
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H.R. 52, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-52/.
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