S2804-119

Introduced

To prescribe requirements with respect to plants detained by the Secretary of the Interior on suspicion of a violation of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Sep 15, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prescribe requirements with respect to plants detained by the Secretary of the Interior on suspicion of a violation of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms. The main policy domain is Trade, Immigration, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

importers, exporters, and commercial firms may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, importers, exporters, and commercial firms may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthen Wood Products Supply Chain Act of 2025.
  • Section id73d3ecad558d4bd0867fe37aa7aa339b: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term importer means any person that seeks to import (as defined in section 2 of the Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371)) plants. The...
  • Section id666588d7c05a4582b29ab8deb4f35a63: 3. Detention of plants under the Lacey Act Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 5 days (excluding weekends and Federal holidays) after...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prescribe requirements with respect to plants detained by the Secretary of the Interior on suspicion of a violation of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.

Key Policy Areas

Trade, Immigration, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prescribe requirements with respect to plants detained by the Secretary of the Interior on suspicion of a violation of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.

Policy Domains

Trade Immigration Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • importers, exporters, and commercial firms
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • importers, exporters, and commercial firms
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 15, 2025

Mr. Ricketts (for himself, Mrs. Britt, and Mr. Wicker) introduced …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Trade Immigration Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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