H.R. 1996: Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Conservation Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-04-28 · International Affairs · Latest: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-04-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Conservation Act of 2005

Plain summary

Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Conservation Act of 2005 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish in the Department of the Treasury the Coral Reef and Other Coastal Marine Resources Facility. Authorizes the President: (1) through the exchange by the Facility of new obligations for outstanding obligations of an eligible Latin American or Caribbean country with a coral reef or other coastal marine resource, to reduce the amount of concessional loans owed by the country to the United States as of January 1, 2005; and (2) to sell, reduce, or cancel such loans to facilitate a debt-for-nature swap or a debt buyback with an eligible purchaser or country to support coral reef and other coastal marine resource conservation. Requires each beneficiary country that has entered into a Coral Reef and Other Coastal Marine Resources Agreement with the Secretary of State to establish a Coral Reef and Other Coastal Marine Resources Fund to receive payments of interest on new obligations undertaken by the country to provide grants for coral reef and other coastal marine resource conservation projects.

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Official text

Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Conservation Act of 2005

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] · 27 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1996, Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Conservation Act of 2005 (2006-09-19); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1996, Coral Reef and Coastal Marine Conservation Act of 2005 (2006-09-19)

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Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ed Case (D-HI)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr1996.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr1996 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109