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HR 5863 117th Congress House Environmental Protection

End Palm Oil Deforestation Act

Introduced: November 4, 2021 Introduced by: Garamendi, John Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Nov 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Nov 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 4, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1197-1198)
Nov 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Nov 4, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, and Natural Resources, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End Palm Oil Deforestation Act

This bill modifies requirements for importing palm oil and makes other changes to address deforestation and other potential harms from cultivating and processing palm oil. For example, the bill (1) specifies that palm oil does not qualify for exclusions from importation requirements granted to common cultivars or common food crops, and (2) prohibits imported palm oil products from being treated as renewable fuel for purposes of the Renewable Fuel Program.

What's happening now November 30, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5863: End Palm Oil Deforestation Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5863/
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"H.R. 5863: End Palm Oil Deforestation Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5863/.
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H.R. 5863, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5863/.
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