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H.R. 3210 (112th)

RELIEF Act

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Introduced

14 October 2011

Last action

17 July 2012 · Reported

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 439.

Sponsors

Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16], Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3], Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]

Subjects

Environment

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Summary

Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness Act or the RELIEF Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to: (1) make such Act inapplicable to any plant that was imported into the United States before May 22, 2008, or any finished plant or plant product the assembly and processing of which was completed before such date; (2) limit the application of plant importation declaration requirements to plants that are entered for consumption; (3) exclude from declaration requirements a plant product that is derived from a tree unless the product is solid wood (requires the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to issue regulations that define the term "solid wood" for such purpose); (4) make the prohibition on asserting an ownership interest in property that it is illegal to possess inapplicable to an imported plant or plant product acquired by an innocent owner; and (5) establish civil penalties for specified first violations involving plant importations. Requires the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, as program responsibilities are vested pursuant to the provisions of Reorganization Plan Numbered 4 of 1970, to review the implementation of plant declarations with 180 days. Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (currently, the Secretary of Commerce) to report on plant declaration requirements, including an evaluation of the feasibility of creating a publicly available database of laws of foreign countries from which plants are exported. Requires the heads of federal agencies responsible for implementing such Act to allocate sufficient amounts to implement provisions concerning plant declarations from amounts otherwise available. Requires the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the heads of other federal agencies responsible for implementing such Act to issue regulations to establish a standard certification process for plant and plant products legally harvested, imported, or manufactured after May 22, 2008, that considers individual item certification and individual manufacturer, importer, and retailer certification for purposes of sale and resale. Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to review and report on the competitiveness in the domestic market for raw materials for the manufacture of musical instruments and the impact of this Act on such competitiveness.

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Timeline

  1. 14 October 2011

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 14 October 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 14 October 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 18 October 2011

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

  5. 8 May 2012

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 7 June 2012

    Vote

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.

    Source: Committee

  7. 7 June 2012

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 7 June 2012

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  9. 17 July 2012

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 439.

    Source: Calendars

  10. 17 July 2012

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-604.

    Source: Committee

  11. 17 July 2012

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-604.

    Source: Committee

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