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Rep. Blumenauer, Sen. Schatz unveil revised bill to tackle deforestation via trade

December 1, 2023 at 5:08 PM
House Ways & Means trade subcommittee ranking member Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Brian Schatz (D-HI) have modified and re-introduced a bill that would ban the import of goods produced on illegally deforested land. The lawmakers in 2021 introduced the “ Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade Act .” which they have updated in a version released this week. Ways & Means member Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) co-sponsored the latest version as well as...

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