H.R. 7025 · 117th Congress

Advancing Human Rights-Centered International Conservation Act of 2022

Introduced on Mar 9, 2022 by Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ-3). 5 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 20, 2022): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 9, 2022
Cosponsors
5
2 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To prohibit the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service from funding entities that commit, fund, or support gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Foreign aid and international relief
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Human rights
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Jul 19, 2022). Public domain.

Advancing Human Rights-Centered International Conservation Act of 2022

This bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to take actions to ensure that the international financial assistance it provides does not go to any foreign security force unit (e.g., a military or paramilitary unit) where there is a reasonable belief that the unit has committed a gross violation of internationally recognized human rights.

The USFWS must conduct risk analysis to ensure that a recipient (or subrecipient) of a grant does not fund or support any such unit. The prohibition against providing funding to such a unit shall not apply if the applicable government is taking effective steps to (1) bring the responsible members of the unit to justice, and (2) prevent gross violations of internationally recognized human rights by the unit in the future.

The USFWS must take other actions to prevent funding such a unit, such as (1) coordinating with the Department of State on procedures for vetting potential assistance recipients, (2) publicly identifying units that are barred from receiving assistance, (3) requiring assistance recipients to provide certain information and to implement a safeguards plan, and (4) requiring periodic financial and programmatic audits of assistance recipients.

The bill also requires (1) a grant recipient to report credible information about possible human rights violations involving a grant to the USFWS and the relevant diplomatic or consular post, (2) the program awarding the grant to investigate such allegations, and (3) the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior to investigate certain cases referred by the USFWS.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Raúl M. GrijalvaD-AZ-3Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Jul 19, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 379–43

History

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  1. Mar 9, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Mar 9, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Mar 9, 2022 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Mar 15, 2022 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  5. Mar 29, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
  6. Jun 15, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
  7. Jun 15, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  8. Jun 15, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Jul 18, 2022Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-417.
  10. Jul 18, 2022 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-417.
  11. Jul 18, 2022 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 324.
  12. Jul 18, 2022 · HouseMr. Huffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Jul 18, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6696-6698)
  14. Jul 18, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7025.
  15. Jul 18, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  16. Jul 19, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6866-6867)
  17. Jul 19, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 379 - 43 (Roll no. 377).House · Roll call 377
  18. Jul 19, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 379 - 43 (Roll no. 377). (text: 7/18/2022 CR H6696-6698)House · Roll call 377
  19. Jul 19, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. Jul 20, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.