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H.R. 1497 (110th)

Legal Timber Protection Act

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Introduced

13 March 2007

Last action

24 September 2008 · Reported

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.

Sponsors

Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3], Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3], Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]

Subjects

Transport, Taxation

Source updated

7 April 2025

Transport · Taxation

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Summary

Legal Timber Protection Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to make it unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or possess any plant taken (i.e., captured, killed, harvested, or collected) in a foreign country that is: (1) taken, transported, or sold in violation of any law that applies in the place (including a park, forest reserve, or other officially protected area) where the harvest, taking, transport, or sale occurs; (2) taken without paying required royalties, taxes, or stumpage fees; (3) exported or transhipped in violation of any legal limitation; (4) taken, exported, or transhipped in violation of any international law, treaty, or international agreement, or (5) without any official documentation of compliance with applicable legal requirements. Redefines "plant" to mean any wild member of the plant kingdom, including roots, seed, parts, and products thereof (but excluding common food crops and cultivars).

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Timeline

  1. 13 March 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 March 2007

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 March 2007

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E533)

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 13 March 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 16 March 2007

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.

    Source: Committee

  6. 16 October 2007

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 7 November 2007

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  8. 7 November 2007

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  9. 7 November 2007

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  10. 24 September 2008

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.

    Source: Calendars

  11. 24 September 2008

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-882.

    Source: Committee

  12. 24 September 2008

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-882.

    Source: Committee

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