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• Latest Action: Jul 17, 2012 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 439.

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• Committee Assignment: House Natural Resources

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

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• National Association of Music Merchants

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• League of American Orchestras

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• International Wood Products Association

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• American Home Furnishings Alliance

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• National Association of Home Builders

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• National Marine Manufacturers Association

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• National Retail Federation

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• Recreational Vehicle Industry Association

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Opposing Organizations

• National Resources Defense Council

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• Blue Green Alliance

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• Center for Biological Diversity

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• Center for International Environmental Law

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• Clean Air Task Force

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• Environmental Investigation Agency

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• Friends of the Earth

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• Global Witness

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• Greenpeace

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• League of Conservation Voters

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• Rainforest Action Network

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• Rainforest Relief

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• Saint Louis Zoo

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• Sierra Club

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• Sound & Fair

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• The Field Museum

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• Madagascar Fauna Group

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• Nature Conservancy

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• United States Green Building Council

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• Wildlife Conservation Society

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• World Wildlife Fund

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• Hardwood Federation

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• American Forest & Paper Association

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• United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union

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• ALASKA cedar and hemlock v notch | Stick Trade - July 25, 2012 by Free Posting - Republicans Cancel Vote on Lacey AmendmentHardwood Floors (blog)House Republican leadership on Wednesday cancelled a vote on H.R. 3210: the Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement ...

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  As noted by Free Posting on July 25, 2012, "Republicans Cancel Vote on Lacey AmendmentHardwood Floors (blog)House Republican leadership on Wednesday cancelled a vote on H.R. 3210: the Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement ..." (/url?q=http://www.sticktrade.com/free-posting/soft-hardwood-lumber/alaska-cedar-and-hemlock-v-notch/&sa=U&ei=6V0SUIrKLI6k8gTAg4CYCQ&ved=0CC4QmAEwBA&usg=AFQjCNHoEaULvZE-piBNqh5SYuZay8yDTw)
• Greenpeace Rep. Urges Lacey Support in HuffPost Piece - July 25, 2012 by http://www.hardwoodfloorsmag.com/editors/blog/default.aspx - who, in October 2011, introduced H.R. 3210: the Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness Act, or RELIEF Act. The bill would limit Lacey's declaration requirement to solid wood items ...

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  As noted by http://www.hardwoodfloorsmag.com/editors/blog/default.aspx on July 25, 2012, "who, in October 2011, introduced H.R. 3210: the Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness Act, or RELIEF Act. The bill would limit Lacey's declaration requirement to solid wood items ..." (/url?q=http://hardwoodfloorsmag.com/editors/blog/default.aspx%3Fid%3D1321%26t%3DGreenpeace-Rep-Urges-Lacey-Support-in-H&sa=U&ei=6V0SUIrKLI6k8gTAg4CYCQ&ved=0CCkQmAEwAw&usg=AFQjCNFVK4u5ajPzBaFfwrqDdyD8tb7eSg)
• Greenpeace Rep. Urges Lacey Support in HuffPost Piece - July 25, 2012 by http://www.hardwoodfloorsmag.com/editors/blog/default.aspx - who, in October 2011, introduced H.R. 3210: the Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness Act, or RELIEF Act. The bill would limit Lacey's declaration requirement to solid wood items ...

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  As noted by http://www.hardwoodfloorsmag.com/editors/blog/default.aspx on July 25, 2012, "who, in October 2011, introduced H.R. 3210: the Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness Act, or RELIEF Act. The bill would limit Lacey's declaration requirement to solid wood items ..." (/url?q=http://hardwoodfloorsmag.com/editors/blog/default.aspx%3Fid%3D1321%26t%3DGreenpeace-Rep-Urges-Lacey-Support-in-H&sa=U&ei=cQgRUKmqEOfd0QHBoYHAAg&ved=0CCkQmAEwAw&usg=AFQjCNHCsPAaPLqdKtbRuDL2NZTANPrjIg)

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• Businesses Are Opposed to Efforts to Undermine the Lacey Act: They don't Want to Compete Against Illegal Loggers - July 23, 2012 by Huffington Post - We strongly oppose legislation such as H.R. 3210, The Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness Act, H.R. 4171…which weaken this important law.” As 24 Virginia-based forest industry companies recently put it ...

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  As noted by Huffington Post on July 23, 2012, "We strongly oppose legislation such as H.R. 3210, The Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness Act, H.R. 4171…which weaken this important law.” As 24 Virginia-based forest industry companies recently put it ..." (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jake-schmidt/businesses-are-opposed-to_b_1684736.html)
• New Legislation Threatens American Jobs and Forests - July 22, 2012 by Huffington Post - But, this vital protection is under attack by Representatives Blackburn (TN), Bono-Mack (CA), and Cooper (TN) who want to gut the Lacey Act with a new bill, H.R. 3210. If they are successful, this bill would only benefit illegal loggers and allow them to .

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  As noted by Huffington Post on July 22, 2012, "But, this vital protection is under attack by Representatives Blackburn (TN), Bono-Mack (CA), and Cooper (TN) who want to gut the Lacey Act with a new bill, H.R. 3210. If they are successful, this bill would only benefit illegal loggers and allow them to ." (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ilana-solomon/new-legislation-threatens_b_1694811.html)
• Committee moves toward action on Lacey Act changes - July 19, 2012 by Furniture Today - WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives Committee on Rules could act in the next several weeks on H.R. 3210, which would amend the illegal logging amendments added to the Lacey Act in 2008. The rules committee set Friday as the deadline to grant a rule .

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  As noted by Furniture Today on July 19, 2012, "WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives Committee on Rules could act in the next several weeks on H.R. 3210, which would amend the illegal logging amendments added to the Lacey Act in 2008. The rules committee set Friday as the deadline to grant a rule ." (http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/553423-Committee_moves_toward_action_on_Lacey_Act_changes.php)