HR 979 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013

Introduced Mar 6, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Glenn Thompson R-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 13, 2013 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. IntroducedMar 6, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013 - 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 61

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2013 to Jul 16, 2013, with 44 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MSAlan NunneleeOriginalMar 6, 2013
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalMar 6, 2013
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalMar 6, 2013
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-MIDan BenishekOriginalMar 6, 2013
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-AKDon YoungOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-ORGreg WaldenOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-ALJo BonnerOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-SDKristi L. NoemOriginalMar 6, 2013
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-ALMartha RobyOriginalMar 6, 2013
D-MEMichael H. MichaudOriginalMar 6, 2013
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-ALMike RogersOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalMar 6, 2013
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalMar 6, 2013
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-IDRaul R. LabradorOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-WIReid J. RibbleOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-NCRenee L. EllmersOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-NYRichard L. HannaOriginalMar 6, 2013
D-MNRichard M. NolanOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-VARobert HurtOriginalMar 6, 2013
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalMar 6, 2013
R-COScott R. TiptonOriginalMar 6, 2013
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-FLSteve Southerland IIOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-ARSteve WomackOriginalMar 6, 2013
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalMar 6, 2013
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalMar 6, 2013
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-ARTom CottonOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-GATom GravesOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalMar 6, 2013
D-NYWilliam L. OwensOriginalMar 6, 2013
R-GAAustin ScottMar 13, 2013
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonMar 13, 2013
D-WADenny HeckMar 13, 2013
R-CADoug LaMalfaMar 13, 2013
R-LAJohn FlemingMar 13, 2013
R-INTodd YoungMar 13, 2013
R-MDAndy HarrisMar 20, 2013
R-ARTim GriffinMar 20, 2013
R-TNMarsha BlackburnApr 24, 2013
R-CAJeff DenhamMay 8, 2013
R-FLTed S. YohoMay 8, 2013
R-SCTom RiceMay 8, 2013
D-GAJohn BarrowMay 16, 2013
R-ALSpencer BachusMay 16, 2013
D-UTJim MathesonJun 3, 2013
D-ILDaniel LipinskiJun 4, 2013
R-OHDavid P. JoyceJul 16, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
  2. Mar 6, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Mar 6, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 463Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013Identical billMar 5, 2013
HR 1947Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013Related billJun 20, 2013

Subjects

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

Text 1

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  1. Mar 6, 2013Introduced in House

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