HR 5873 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012

Introduced May 31, 2012 Originated House Sponsor Glenn Thompson R-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 27, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 31, 2012
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include in the definition of "biobased product" forest products that meet biobased content requirements, notwithstanding the market share the product holds, the product's age, or whether the market for the product is new or emerging.

Defines "forest product" as a product made from materials derived from the practice of forestry or the management of growing timber, including: (1) pulp, paper, paperboard, pellets, and wood products; and (2) any recycled products derived from forest materials.

Cosponsors 49

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 31, 2012 to Nov 27, 2012; 26 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MSAlan NunneleeOriginalMay 31, 2012
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalMay 31, 2012
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalMay 31, 2012
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalMay 31, 2012
R-MIDan BenishekOriginalMay 31, 2012
R-MOJo Ann EmersonOriginalMay 31, 2012
R-ALJo BonnerOriginalMay 31, 2012
R-LAJohn FlemingOriginalMay 31, 2012
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalMay 31, 2012
D-NCLarry KissellOriginalMay 31, 2012
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMay 31, 2012
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalMay 31, 2012
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalMay 31, 2012
D-ARMike RossOriginalMay 31, 2012
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalMay 31, 2012
R-WIReid J. RibbleOriginalMay 31, 2012
R-NCRenee L. EllmersOriginalMay 31, 2012
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalMay 31, 2012
R-COScott R. TiptonOriginalMay 31, 2012
R-WISean P. DuffyOriginalMay 31, 2012
R-FLSteve Southerland IIOriginalMay 31, 2012
R-ARSteve WomackOriginalMay 31, 2012
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalMay 31, 2012
R-GATom GravesOriginalMay 31, 2012
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalMay 31, 2012
D-NYWilliam L. OwensOriginalMay 31, 2012
R-OHBob GibbsJun 1, 2012
R-ORGreg WaldenJun 1, 2012
R-GAAustin ScottJun 7, 2012
R-MTDenny RehbergJun 7, 2012
R-ALMartha RobyJun 7, 2012
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioJun 7, 2012
R-NYRichard L. HannaJun 7, 2012
R-MOVicky HartzlerJun 7, 2012
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersJun 19, 2012
D-OKDan BorenJun 19, 2012
R-AKDon YoungJun 19, 2012
R-ALMike RogersJun 19, 2012
R-IDRaul R. LabradorJun 19, 2012
R-ALRobert B. AderholtJun 19, 2012
R-NYChristopher P. GibsonJun 27, 2012
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordJun 27, 2012
R-ARTim GriffinJun 27, 2012
R-SDKristi L. NoemJul 31, 2012
R-VARobert HurtJul 31, 2012
R-PATodd Russell PlattsJul 31, 2012
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldSep 19, 2012
R-ALSpencer BachusNov 16, 2012
R-AZPaul A. GosarNov 27, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred May 31, 2012
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
Referred Jun 27, 2012

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 27, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
  2. Jun 1, 2012Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3365-3366)
  3. May 31, 2012Introduced in House
  4. May 31, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3365Glenn Thompson R-PAJun 1, 2012

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.

Constitutional authority

[Pages H3362-H3363] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania: H.R. 5873. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution which gives Congress the power ``to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several states, and within the Indian Tribes.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3363.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2346Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012Related billApr 25, 2012

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to modify the definition of the term "biobased product".
Short Titles as Introduced
Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 31, 2012Introduced in House

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