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H.R. 4654: To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 4654: To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-23 · International Affairs · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-323.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Portman, Rob [R-OH-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-323. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Amends the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to authorize: (1) appropriations through FY 2007 for concessional loan debt reduction for developing countries with tropical forests; (2) specified amounts for program audits and evaluations; and (3) principal and interest payments in local currency (under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954).

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Portman, Rob [R-OH-2] · 33 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4654, A bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes (2004-06-28); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4654, A bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes (2004-06-28)

Cosponsors on this site

Brad Sherman (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), James P. McGovern (D-MA)

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Words on this page, explained (3)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4654 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108