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HR 5311 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Department of Agriculture Executive agency funding and structure Forests, forestry, trees Government trust funds Land use and conservation

Forestry Renewal Act

Introduced: February 6, 2020 Introduced by: Huffman, Jared Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Dec 5, 2019
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Forestry Renewal Act

This bill makes permanent the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council. The council shall meet at least twice a year.

The bill removes the ceiling on the amount that may by transferred by the Department of Agriculture to the Reforestation Trust Fund.

What's happening now December 5, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
DOYLE, MIKE
· Feb 10, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 6, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Feb 6, 2020
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 6, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 6, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Dec 19, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5311: Forestry Renewal Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5311/
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"H.R. 5311: Forestry Renewal Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5311/.
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