Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007
Latest action · Aug 1, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10622-10623)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 1, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007 - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to redefine the term "plant" to include products of plants and to exclude any common food crop or cultivar that is a species not listed: (1) in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; or (2) as an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Redefines the term "take" to include harvesting, cutting, logging, or removing a plant.
Makes it unlawful to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, possess, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce plants: (1) taken, transported, possessed, or sold in violation of specified foreign or state law; (2) taken, transported, or exported without the payment of royalties, taxes, or stumpage fees required by foreign or state law; or (3) exported or transshipped in violation of any limitation under foreign or state law.
Makes it unlawful to import plants unless the importer files, when clearance is requested, a declaration that contains: (1) the scientific name of any plant contained in the importation; and (2) a description of the value of the importation, the quantity of the plant, and the name of the country from which the plant was taken. Sets forth requirements concerning the contents of a declaration. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations to limit the applicability of, or to modify, declaration requirements.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 1, 2007 to Nov 15, 2007; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | Aug 1, 2007 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Aug 1, 2007 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Aug 1, 2007 |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Original | Aug 1, 2007 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Aug 1, 2007 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Aug 1, 2007 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Aug 1, 2007 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Sep 10, 2007 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Sep 10, 2007 | |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Sep 25, 2007 | |
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | Sep 26, 2007 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Oct 1, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Oct 18, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Oct 22, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Oct 25, 2007 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Nov 15, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Aug 1, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Aug 1, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10621-10622)
- Aug 1, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10622-10623)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-49 | H.R. 1497, LEGAL TIMBER PROTECTION ACT91 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Oct 16, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prevent illegal logging practices, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Combat Illegal Logging Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2007Introduced in Senate
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