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Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013

Introduced: March 13, 2013 Introduced by: Thompson, Glenn Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Mar 6, 2013
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now March 13, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 2
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 45
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jul 16, 2013
Lipinski, Daniel
· Jun 4, 2013
MATHESON, JIM
· Jun 3, 2013
BACHUS, SPENCER
· May 16, 2013
Barrow, John
· May 16, 2013
Denham, Jeff
· May 8, 2013
Rice, Tom
· May 8, 2013
Yoho, Ted
· May 8, 2013
R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 24, 2013
R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Mar 20, 2013
Fleming, John
· Mar 13, 2013
Heck, Denny
· Mar 13, 2013
R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Mar 13, 2013
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 13, 2013
R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Mar 13, 2013
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Mar 6, 2013
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 6, 2013
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 6, 2013
Bonner, Jo
· Mar 6, 2013
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 6, 2013
R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 6, 2013
R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Mar 6, 2013
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 6, 2013
R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 6, 2013
Gibbs, Bob
· Mar 6, 2013
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Mar 6, 2013
R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 6, 2013
Graves, Tom
· Mar 6, 2013
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Mar 6, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Mar 6, 2013
Labrador, Raul
· Mar 6, 2013
R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 6, 2013
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Mar 6, 2013
Noem, Kristi
· Mar 6, 2013
Owens, William
· Mar 6, 2013
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 6, 2013
Roby, Martha
· Mar 6, 2013
R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 6, 2013
Schrader, Kurt
· Mar 6, 2013
D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 6, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Mar 6, 2013
Tipton, Scott
· Mar 6, 2013
WALDEN, GREG
· Mar 6, 2013
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 6, 2013
R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Mar 6, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 979: Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-979/
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"H.R. 979: Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-979/.
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H.R. 979, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-979/.
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