No Timber From Tyrants Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 7, 2022)
No Timber From Tyrants Act
This bill prohibits the importation of wood and related articles from Russia and Belarus. It also directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to replace these prohibited imports with timber production on certain lands.
Specifically, the bill directs the President to prohibit the importation of all wood and related articles from Russia and Belarus. The President may terminate this prohibition upon certification to Congress that certain conditions have been met, including that Russia or Belarus (or both, as applicable) reached an agreement to withdraw forces in Ukraine.
Additionally, the bill directs Interior and USDA to authorize timber harvest in an amount sufficient to equal the volume, with respect to calendar year 2021, of imports of wood and related articles from Russia and Belarus. Interior may authorize timber harvest only on public lands and USDA may authorize timber harvest only on National Forest System lands.
The bill generally prohibits Interior and USDA from approving a plan that reduces the allowable sale quantity of timber.
What just happenedMay 5, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 7, 2022
- May 5, 2022Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Forestry Subcommittee - Apr 7, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Natural Resources Committee - Apr 7, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Agriculture Committee - Apr 7, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ways and Means Committee - Apr 7, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 7, 2022IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House