International Wildlife Resources Conservation Act of 1980
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International Wildlife Resources Conservation Act of 1980 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to arrange the assignment of Department employees and specified employees detailed to the Department to requesting international organizations or foreign governments for wildlife conservation projects which are of mutual concern to the United States and the requestor. Limits such assignments to no more than two years. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance for the training of foreign nationals in the field of wildlife conservation and administration. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of State to designate wildlife resource conservation regions on a global basis. Authorizes the Secretary to assign a regional wildlife resource attache to each such region to be responsible for liaison work, expert staff assistance, and the dissemination of reliable wildlife data. Authorizes the Secretary to provide wildlife resource conservation assistance to foreign countries from excess or other foreign currency accruing to the United States. Establishes the Advisory Council on International Wildlife Resource Conservation Policy to report to the appropriate congressional committees concerning implementation of this Act and any recommendations to enhance wildlife resources conservation. Directs the Secretary to design a comprehensive program to conserve the African elephant which shall include specified measures.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on April 1, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on April 1, 1980: Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
DAVID BONIOR (D-MI) introduced it on April 1, 1980. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 1, 1980, 17011 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17011 days ago, on April 1, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers