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A bill to defend economic livelihoods and threatened animals in the greater Okavango River Basin, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-3196| Senate 
| Updated: 7/11/2018
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (6)
Tom Udall (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Jeff Flake (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Richard Burr (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act or the DELTA Act This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to develop a strategy, seeking to work with the governments of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and neighboring countries, with regard to natural resource protection, wildife protection, and economic development in the greater Okavango River Basin and the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area in Southern Africa.
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Timeline
Jul 11, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jul 11, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • July 11, 2018
    Introduced in Senate
  • July 11, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4819: DELTA Act
AfricaAngolaAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsBotswanaCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEconomic developmentEndangered and threatened speciesForeign aid and international reliefHunting and fishingInternational organizations and cooperationLakes and riversLand use and conservationMammalsNamibiaParks, recreation areas, trailsPerformance measurementPublic-private cooperationSmuggling and traffickingWildlife conservation and habitat protection

A bill to defend economic livelihoods and threatened animals in the greater Okavango River Basin, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-3196| Senate 
| Updated: 7/11/2018
Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act or the DELTA Act This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to develop a strategy, seeking to work with the governments of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and neighboring countries, with regard to natural resource protection, wildife protection, and economic development in the greater Okavango River Basin and the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area in Southern Africa.
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Timeline
Jul 11, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jul 11, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • July 11, 2018
    Introduced in Senate
  • July 11, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Rob Portman

Rob Portman

Republican Senator

Ohio

Cosponsors (6)
Tom Udall (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Jeff Flake (Republican)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Richard Burr (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4819: DELTA Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AfricaAngolaAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsBotswanaCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationEconomic developmentEndangered and threatened speciesForeign aid and international reliefHunting and fishingInternational organizations and cooperationLakes and riversLand use and conservationMammalsNamibiaParks, recreation areas, trailsPerformance measurementPublic-private cooperationSmuggling and traffickingWildlife conservation and habitat protection