HRES 1477
110th Congress
House
Commerce
Building construction
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Environmental Protection
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Lumber trade
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Trees
Wood
Recognizing the importance and sustainability of the United States hardwoods industry and urging that United States hardwoods and the products derived from United States hardwoods be given full consideration in any program directed at constructing environmentally preferable commercial, public, or private buildings.
Introduced: September 22, 2008
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Sep 22, 2008
Introduced in House
Sep 22, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Plain-English summary
Recognizes that U.S. hardwoods are an abundant, sustainable, and legal resource.
Urges that U.S. hardwoods and derivative products should be given full consideration in programs directed at constructing environmentally preferable commercial, public, or private buildings.
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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