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S. 2851 (102nd)

Pacific Yew Act

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Introduced

16 June 1992

Last action

23 July 1992 · Passed

Status

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Sponsors

Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Seymour, John [R-CA], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL]

Subjects

Agriculture

Source updated

24 March 2026

Agriculture

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Summary

Pacific Yew Act - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior to pursue a conservation-management policy with respect to National Forest System and other public lands containing Pacific yew that will combine long-term conservation with sustainable yew harvests for the manufacture of taxol (a cancer treatment drug derived from the yew.) Requires timber sales to be conducted in accord with such policy. Directs the Secretaries to: (1) inventory Pacific yew on lands under their jurisdiction; (2) encourage and assist in research regarding the ecology of the Pacific yew, development of alternative methods of procuring taxol, and propagation of Pacific yew and other yew species in agricultural or commercial settings; and (3) ensure collection of Pacific yew resources in a fashion that minimizes illegal harvests and maintains the yew's taxol properties. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to sell Pacific yew to qualifying persons for manufacturing of taxol in the United States. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine and notify the appropriate Secretaries when sufficient medical quantities of taxol are available from sources other than Pacific yew harvested from Federal lands. Terminates the requirements of this Act upon such notification.

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Timeline

  1. 16 June 1992

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 June 1992

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 June 1992

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.

    Source: Committee

  4. 18 June 1992

    Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior, and Office of Management and Budget.

    Source: Committee

  5. 24 June 1992

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 102-843.

    Source: Committee

  6. 1 July 1992

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 528.

    Source: Calendars

  7. 1 July 1992

    Reported

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  8. 1 July 1992

    Reported

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  9. 20 July 1992

    Floor

    By Senator Johnston from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 102-323.

    Source: Floor

  10. 20 July 1992

    Committee

    By Senator Johnston from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 102-323.

    Source: Committee

  11. 23 July 1992

    Passed

    Senate passed companion measure H.R. 3836 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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