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HR 3280 113th Congress House

Lacey Act Clarifying Amendments Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to limit the application of such Act to certain imported plants and finished plant products, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 9, 2013 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Endangered and threatened speciesHorticulture and plantsTrade restrictionsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 27, 2014
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Oct 10, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Oct 9, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 9, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 27, 2014

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lacey Act Clarifying Amendments Act of 2013 - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit such Act from applying to: (1) any plant that was imported into the United States before May 22, 2008, or (2) any finished plant product the assembly and processing of which was completed before May 22, 2008.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Oct 9, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3280: Lacey Act Clarifying Amendments Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3280/
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"H.R. 3280: Lacey Act Clarifying Amendments Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3280/.
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H.R. 3280, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3280/.
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