US Congress Senate Bill 463 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 10-5-1)
Status: Introduced on March 5 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include in the definition of "biobased product" forest products that meet biobased content requirements, notwithstanding the market share the product holds, the product's age, or whether the market for the product is new or emerging. Defines "forest product" as a product made from materials derived from the practice of forestry or the management of growing timber, including: (1) pulp, paper, paperboard, pellets, and wood products; and (2) any recycled products derived from forest materials.

Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013

Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]	Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

HB979 (Same As) 2013-03-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
HB1947 (Related) 2013-06-20 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/463/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s463/BILLS-113s463is.pdf