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  • Latest Action: Sep 24, 2008 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-882.

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  • Committee Assignment: House Natural Resources - Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans

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  • 50% of users support H.R.1497

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    • H.R.1497: Treat Physicians Fairly Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress ... - March 11, 2009 by opencongress.org - Or, if you know of a news article about this bill to display here, email us the web address of this page and the web address of your suggested news article: Our editorial team will post relevant links as quickly as possible. Thanks for helping to build pub

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    • Hardwood Lumber Charlottesville Va - October 09, 2008 by Gary - OpenCongress - Blog Articles for HR1497 September 06, 2008 Hardwood Lumber Charlottesville Va. HR 1497 Legal Timber Protection Act ... On behalf of Coastal Lumber and the Hardwood ... The Standard everyone in the hardwood business: how ...

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    • Hardwood Lumber Charlottesville Va - September 05, 2008 by Justyn - HR 1497 Legal Timber Protection Act ... On behalf of Coastal Lumber and the Hardwood ... charlottesville materials for sale classifieds - craigslist ... materials for sale classifieds for charlottesville ... old lumber & beams & ...

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    • USA. NMMA praises by legislators work to combat illegal logging ... - November 14, 2007 by BYM News (press release), Spain - The US House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee voted on November 7 to approve HR 1497, the Legal Timber Protection Act, after an ‘innocent ...

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      As noted by BYM News (press release), Spain on November 14, 2007, "The US House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee voted on November 7 to approve HR 1497, the Legal Timber Protection Act, after an ‘innocent ..." (http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=18284)
    • News From USW: United Steelworkers Commend Congressional Committee ... - November 12, 2007 by Business Wire (press release), CA - The bill, HR 1497 would amend the Lacey Act to ban the importation of logs and other plants that have been harvested in violation of local, national and ...

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      As noted by Business Wire (press release), CA on November 12, 2007, "The bill, HR 1497 would amend the Lacey Act to ban the importation of logs and other plants that have been harvested in violation of local, national and ..." (http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071113006623&newsLang=en)
    • AF&PA Commends House Committee Action on Illegal Logging - November 11, 2007 by Forest NewsWatch.com (subscription), Canada - This amendment brings HR 1497 into alignment with S.1930, Sen. Ron Wyden’s (D-OR) illegal logging legislation, and is supported by AF&PA and a broad ...

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      As noted by Forest NewsWatch.com (subscription), Canada on November 11, 2007, "This amendment brings HR 1497 into alignment with S.1930, Sen. Ron Wyden’s (D-OR) illegal logging legislation, and is supported by AF&PA and a broad ..." (http://www.forestnewswatch.com/content/view/4103/)
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