Strengthen Wood Products Supply Chain Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2804 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2804 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 15, 2025 Mr. Ricketts (for himself, Mrs. Britt, and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works _______________________________________________________________________ A 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthen Wood Products Supply Chain Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Importer.--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. (2) Lacey act.--The term ``Lacey Act'' means the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.). (3) Plant.--The term ``plant'' has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371). (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. SEC. 3. DETENTION OF PLANTS UNDER THE LACEY ACT. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 5 days (excluding weekends and Federal holidays) after the date on which plants are presented by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to the Secretary for physical examination on suspicion of a violation of the Lacey