HR 5088 · 101th Congress · International Affairs
Western Hemisphere Debt for Nature Conversion Act
Bill Progress
✓
Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.(1990-07-11)
Plain Language Summary
[AI summary unavailable — showing source text]
Western Hemisphere Debt for Nature Conversion Act - Authorizes the President, under debt-for-nature swap agreements, to release eligible Latin American and Caribbean countries from obligations to repay economic assistance loans. Directs the President, in determining the eligibility of a country for such agreements, to take into account: (1) the needs for financial resources for protecting or restoring environmentally critical areas and resources in such country; and (2) the commitment of the country's government to such protection and restoration.…
Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only
Cosponsors (20)
14 Democrats6 Republicans