S. 537: Mekong River Protection Act of 2011
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S. 537: Mekong River Protection Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-09 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-09 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Mekong River Protection Act of 2011
Plain summary
Mekong River Protection Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to oppose the provision of any loan or financial or technical assistance for the construction of hydroelectric dams or electricity transmission systems in the Mekong River Basin unless the Secretary submits a related report providing certain assurances with respect environmental protection, public health, economic effect, and resettlement concerns to Congress. Defines "World Bank" as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association.
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Official text
Mekong River Protection Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s537.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s537 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112