H.R. 7025 117th Congress House

Advancing Human Rights-Centered International Conservation Act of 2022

Official title: To prohibit the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service from funding entities that commit, fund, or support gross violations of internationally… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: July 18, 2022 See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 20, 2022

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Jul 19, 2022

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jul 19, 2022

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 379 - 43 (Roll no. 377). (text: 7/18/2022 CR H6696-6698)

Jul 19, 2022

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6866-6867)

Jul 18, 2022

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Jul 18, 2022

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7025.

Jul 18, 2022

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6696-6698)

Jul 18, 2022

Mr. Huffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Jul 18, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 324.

Jul 18, 2022

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-417.

Jun 15, 2022

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Jun 15, 2022

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jun 15, 2022

Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.

Mar 29, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Mar 15, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

Mar 9, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Mar 9, 2022

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jul 19, 2022	House · vote #377	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Passed	379–43	See who voted →

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Advancing Human Rights-Centered International Conservation Act of 2022

This bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to take actions to ensure that the international financial assistance it provides does not go to any foreign security force unit (e.g., a military or paramilitary unit) where there is a reasonable belief that the unit has committed a gross violation of internationally recognized human rights.

The USFWS must conduct risk analysis to ensure that a recipient (or subrecipient) of a grant does not fund or support any such unit. The prohibition against providing funding to such a unit shall not apply if the applicable government is taking effective steps to (1) bring the responsible members of the unit to justice, and (2) prevent gross violations of internationally recognized human rights by the unit in the future.

The USFWS must take other actions to prevent funding such a unit, such as (1) coordinating with the Department of State on procedures for vetting potential assistance recipients, (2) publicly identifying units that are barred from receiving assistance, (3) requiring assistance recipients to provide certain information and to implement a safeguards plan, and (4) requiring periodic financial and programmatic audits of assistance recipients.

The bill also requires (1) a grant recipient to report credible information about possible human rights violations involving a grant to the USFWS and the relevant diplomatic or consular post, (2) the program awarding the grant to investigate such allegations, and (3) the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior to investigate certain cases referred by the USFWS.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Environment and Public Works Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 5

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Jul 18, 2022

California · Mar 9, 2022

Westerman, Bruce

Arkansas · Mar 9, 2022

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