2023-2024 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB6515: FOREST Act of 2023 Fostering Overseas Rule of law and Environmentally Sound Trade Act of 2023
Legislative Summary
To combat illegal deforestation by prohibiting the importation of products made wholly or in part of certain commodities produced on land undergoing illegal deforestation, and for other purposes.
Bill History
11/30/2023
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
11/30/2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Judiciary, 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.
House of Representatives
12/17/2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(11/30/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Trade(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 30
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Earl Blumenauer
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (30)
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Emanuel Cleaver
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Jill Tokuda
Democrat
Nanette Barragan
Democrat
Jared Huffman
Democrat
Delia Ramirez
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Democrat
Betty McCollum
Democrat
Chellie Pingree
Democrat
Lloyd Doggett
Democrat
Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Eric Swalwell
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Ted Lieu
Democrat
Zoe Lofgren
Democrat
Don Beyer
Democrat
Andrea Salinas
Democrat
Doris Matsui
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Democrat
Barbara Lee
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Dwight Evans
Democrat
Sean Casten
Democrat
Kevin Mullin
Democrat