House Resolution Recognizes U.S. Hardwood Industry

St. Louis, MO, Sept. 29, 2009--The National Wood Flooring Association said that the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a resolution that recognizes the importance and sustainability of the U.S. hardwood industry and urges that hardwoods and the products derived from U.S. hardwoods be given full consideration in any program directed at constructing environmentally preferable commercial, public, or private buildings.

Representative Brad Ellsworth (D-IN) sponsored the legislation, which was supported by the Hardwood Federation, a coalition of more than 30 associations, including the NWFA, representing the interests of the U.S. hardwood industry.

The hardwood industry employs millions of families throughout the country, representing thousands of jobs in nearly every state and hundreds of Congressional districts.

This legislation recognizes the sustainability of U.S. hardwoods in a global marketplace that is giving increased emphasis on the procurement of hardwood from sustainable, legally harvested forests as a result of the U.S. Lacey Act and an increased interest in green building.