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H.R. 241 117th Congress House

Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021

Official title: To reauthorize the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998.

Introduced: January 11, 2021 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Aquatic ecologyEcologyForeign aid and international reliefForeign loans and debt
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Forests, forestry, treesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationLand use and conservationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 20, 2021
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 47.
Apr 19, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 19, 2021
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1945)
Apr 19, 2021
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1945)
Apr 19, 2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 241.
Apr 19, 2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1945-1946)
Apr 19, 2021
Mr. Castro (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 25, 2021
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Feb 25, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 11, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 11, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 20, 2021

Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 47.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021

This bill extends through FY2026 authority for debt-for-nature swaps and debt buyback programs that reduce or convert debt obligations from an eligible country to the United States into funding for nature conservation and protection efforts in that country.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 335 Identical bill Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021
  • HR 7776 James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1
KIND, RON
· Mar 19, 2021
Phillips, Dean
· Mar 19, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Feb 26, 2021
Spanberger, Abigail
· Feb 26, 2021
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 11, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 241: Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-241/
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"H.R. 241: Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-241/.
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H.R. 241, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-241/.
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