In 2021, the United States imported more than half-a-billion dollars’ worth of wood products from Russia ($459 million) and Belarus ($52 million). Mississippi Congressmen Michael Guest (MS-3) and Steven Palazzo (MS-4) became original cosponsors of the No Timber from Tyrants Act (H.R. Guest said he is proud to join House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-AR) in support of this legislation. “States across America, including my home state of Mississippi, have huge amounts of timber ready to be harvested for wood products,” Guest said. 7437 has been referred for consideration to the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, and the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee.

Source: Washington Post April 15, 2022 12:46 UTC