S. 1023 · 115th Congress · enacted
Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-440.
Latest official action 2019-01-14 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill reauthorizes the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through FY 2020 and expands the Act to include coral reefs as well as tropical forests. The bill also changes the name of the Act to the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998. The bill authorizes to be appropriated funds for the Act's debt-for-nature swaps and debt buyback programs through FY 2020. Such programs convert reduce or convert debt obligations from eligible countries to the United States into funding for nature conservation and protection efforts in that country. The Tropical Forest Facility, an entity that administers the programs, shall be renamed the Conservation Facility. The bill modifies the administration of agreements signed between the United States and each country that participate in the debt reduction programs. The administering body for each country that disperses grants under the Act shall have at least one U.S.-appointed individual serving in an official capacity. It also modifies the additional approval requirements for larger grants and defines such grants as those of more than $250,000. Currently, grants of more than $100,000 are subject to additional approval requirements.
Congressional Research Service · 2019-01-14
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Sheldon Whitehouse
Senate · RI · Democratic
$55,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brian Schatz
Senate · HI · Democratic
$427,197PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tammy Duckworth
Senate · IL · Democratic
$154,820PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jeff Merkley
Senate · OR · Democratic
$519,875PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Edward J. Markey
Senate · MA · Democratic
$588,450PAC receipts · 2025–2026
9 of 9 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$20,000
ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$20,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$20,000
FORWARD TOGETHER PAC$20,000
GRANITE VALUES PAC$20,000
HEALTH JOBS JUSTICE$20,000
I GOT YOUR BACK PAC$20,000
IN OUR HANDS$20,000
NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC$20,000
OCEANS PAC$20,000
OFF THE SIDELINES PAC$20,000
PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC$20,000
PINEAPPLE PAC$20,000
PURPOSE PAC$20,000
REV UP PAC$20,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$20,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTURQUOISE PAC$20,000
VICTORY NOW PAC$20,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$19,250
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,750
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,050
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,450
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$17,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$17,500
DEFEND THE DREAM$17,500
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$17,000
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $1,500
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $1,500
Tammy Duckworth · Cosponsor · $4,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$15,000
COMMON GROUND PAC$15,000
GIDDY UP PAC$15,000
HAWAII PAC$15,000
HOOPS PAC$15,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$15,000
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordM-PAC$15,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$15,000
PERIMETER PAC$15,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$15,000
Tammy Duckworth · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordUNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$15,000
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$13,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$12,500
LOBO PAC$12,500
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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