Pacific Yew Act

Summary

Pacific Yew Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior (Secretaries) to pursue a policy to provide for: (1) the long-term conservation of the pacific yew on lands under their jurisdiction; and (2) a sustainable supply of it for medicinal purposes. Requires the Secretary concerned to ensure that timber sales awarded after the enactment of this Act and such sales completed prior to such enactment but still unharvested be conducted in a specified manner. Directs the Secretaries to establish a special task force in each of their respective Departments to ensure that the purposes of this Act are achieved through the: (1) implementation of the policy required by it; and (2) guidelines and plan developed by the Interagency Pacific Yew Committee (established later on in this Act). Requires the Secretaries to inventory pacific yew on lands under their jurisdiction. Directs the Secretaries to jointly establish an interdisciplinary Interagency Pacific Yew Committee to submit interim guidelines for the harvest, management, and conservation of the pacific yew until the Committee develops a proposed conservation and management plan for it. Requires the Secretaries to submit such plan to specified congressional committees. Sets forth requirements for the interim guidelines and the management and conservation plan. Establishes procedures for implementation of them. Directs the Secretaries to encourage and assist in research regarding the: (1) ecology of the Pacific Yew; (2) development of alternative methods of procuring taxol (a cancer-treating drug made from the pacific yew), including use of other yew parts in addition to bark, the sustainable harvest of yew needles, and the use of other yew species; and (3) propagation of Pacific Yew and other yew species in agricultural or commercial settings. Directs the Secretary concerned to ensure: (1) development, implementation, and enforcement of processes for the collection and sale of Pacific Yew resources to minimize the illegal harvest and sale of them; and (2) timely access to Pacific Yew resources so that collection of Pacific Yew parts can occur before the taxol properties of such parts are degraded. States that nothing in this Act shall be interpreted as modifying the provisions of the Endangered Species Act. Directs the Secretaries concerned to report with recommendations to specified congressional committees on ways to increase the harvest of Pacific Yew if sufficient amounts of it cannot be harvested in compliance with this Act and other Federal law to supply the necessary amounts of taxol required for medicinal purposes.

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Timeline

1. 20 November 1991

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 November 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 November 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 25 November 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.

   Source: Committee

5. 26 November 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.

   Source: Committee

6. 26 November 1991

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior, EPA.

   Source: Committee

7. 3 January 1992

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.

   Source: Committee

8. 3 February 1992

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.

   Source: Committee

9. 4 March 1992

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

10. 24 March 1992

    Committee

    Executive Comment Received from Justice.

    Source: Committee

11. 12 May 1992

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    Source: Committee

12. 12 May 1992

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

13. 13 May 1992

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

14. 13 May 1992

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    Source: Committee

15. 14 May 1992

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

16. 14 May 1992

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

17. 4 June 1992

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

18. 4 June 1992

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    Source: Committee

19. 9 June 1992

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 102-552, Part I.

    Source: Committee

20. 9 June 1992

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. H. Rept. 102-552, Part I.

    Source: Committee

21. 10 June 1992

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

22. 10 June 1992

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

23. 18 June 1992

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

24. 18 June 1992

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

25. 7 July 1992

    Floor

    Mr. Studds moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

26. 7 July 1992

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 362.

    Source: Calendars

27. 7 July 1992

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

28. 7 July 1992

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

29. 7 July 1992

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

30. 7 July 1992

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.

    Source: Floor

31. 7 July 1992

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules.

    Source: Floor

32. 7 July 1992

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 102-552, Part II.

    Source: Committee

33. 7 July 1992

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 102-552, Part II.

    Source: Committee

34. 21 July 1992

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 549.

    Source: Calendars

35. 23 July 1992

    Passed

    Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2851 without amendment by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

36. 23 July 1992

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2851 without amendment by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

37. 29 July 1992

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

38. 29 July 1992

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

39. 7 August 1992

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 102-335.

    Source: President

40. 7 August 1992

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

41. 7 August 1992

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

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Sponsors

• Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Jontz, Jim [D-IN-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
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• Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2] · R · Cosponsor
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