US HB6515 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-1)
Status: Introduced on November 30 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-11-30 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Judiciary, 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.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 30 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-11-30 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Judiciary, 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.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To combat illegal deforestation by prohibiting the importation of products made wholly or in part of certain commodities produced on land undergoing illegal deforestation, and for other purposes.
Title
FOREST Act of 2023 Fostering Overseas Rule of law and Environmentally Sound Trade Act of 2023
Sponsors
| Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO] |
| Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Jill Tokuda [D-HI] | Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA] | Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] |
| Rep. Delia Ramirez [D-IL] | Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] |
| Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] | Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] |
| Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA] | Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV] | Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA] |
| Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA] | Rep. Andrea Salinas [D-OR] | Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA] |
| Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] | Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-30 | House | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Judiciary, 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. |
| 2023-11-30 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3371 (Same As) 2023-11-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6515/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr6515/BILLS-118hr6515ih.pdf |
