End Palm Oil Deforestation Act
United States117th CongressHR-5863House of Representatives
Updated: Nov 30, 2021
Summary
End Palm Oil Deforestation Act This bill modifies requirements for importing palm oil and makes other changes to address deforestation and other potential harms from cultivating and processing palm oil. For example, the bill (1) specifies that palm oil does not qualify for exclusions from importation requirements granted to common cultivars or common food crops, and (2) prohibits imported palm oil products from being treated as renewable fuel for purposes of the Renewable Fuel Program.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
House of Representatives