Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012

3.0.0 5873 2022-02-03T05:53:53Z 2022-02-03T05:53:53Z House H HR 2012-05-31 112 [Pages H3362-H3363]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:H.R. 5873.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution which gives Congress the power ``to regulateCommerce with foreign Nations, and among the[[Page H3363]]several states, and within the Indian Tribes.'']]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2012-06-27T14:33:04Z Referred to 2012-05-31T14:01:40Z Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012 112 2346 S 2012-04-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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00 2012-05-31 Introduced in House 2012-07-11T21:05:40Z Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012 - 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.

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Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012 Display Title Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to modify the definition of the term "biobased product". Introduced in House 2012-05-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr5873ih/xml/BILLS-112hr5873ih.xml 2012-06-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.