H.R. 6727 · 118th Congress

United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2023

Introduced on Dec 12, 2023 by Michael T. McCaul (R-TX-10). 92 cosponsors, 43 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 21, 2024): Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 7.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Dec 12, 2023
Cosponsors
92
43 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

To establish the United States Foundation for International Conservation to promote long-term management of protected and conserved areas, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Congressional oversight
  • Ecology
  • Economic development
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Environmental health
  • International organizations and cooperation
  • Land use and conservation
  • Performance measurement
  • Research and development
  • Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Michael T. McCaulR-TX-10Sponsor

Democrats · 43

Republicans · 49

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Dec 12, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Dec 12, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Dec 12, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. Mar 20, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Mar 21, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Mar 21, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 7.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Conservation International10 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  2. SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL8 reports
    $960K reported (all issues)
  3. Wildlife Conservation Society5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETYAI match · 100%
  4. World Wildlife Fund, Inc.5 reports
    $730K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.AI match · 100%
  5. AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  6. Conservation International Foundation4 reports
  7. DALLAS SAFARI CLUB4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  8. Wild Landscapes, Inc.3 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  9. The Nature Conservancy2 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE NATURE CONSERVANCYAI match · 100%
  10. With Honor Action, Inc.2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • 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
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.