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H.R. 7954: Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020

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H.R. 7954: Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-08-07 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-08-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020

Plain summary

Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020 This bill extends through FY2025 authority for debt-for-nature swaps and debt buyback programs that reduce or convert debt obligations from eligible countries to the United States into funding for nature conservation and protection efforts in that country.

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Official text

Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · 9 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 7954, Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020 (2020-11-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Brad Sherman (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Joe Neguse (D-CO)

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Obligation
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr7954 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116