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Trillion Trees Act

Introduced: February 25, 2020 Introduced by: Westerman, Bruce Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 26, 2020
Committee Hearings Held.
Feb 25, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Feb 12, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 12, 2020
Introduced in House
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Trillion Trees Act

This bills establishes requirements and incentives to plant trees and conduct other land management practices for the purposes of capturing and storing carbon.

What's happening now February 26, 2020

Committee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 2 Republican 23
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Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Dec 15, 2020
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 14, 2020
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Mar 16, 2020
Gianforte, Greg
· Mar 16, 2020
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Mar 16, 2020
Graves, Garret
· Mar 12, 2020
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Mar 12, 2020
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Mar 12, 2020
Lesko, Debbie
· Mar 11, 2020
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Mar 11, 2020
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 11, 2020
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Mar 9, 2020
 R
Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Mar 9, 2020
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Mar 4, 2020
Gaetz, Matt
· Mar 4, 2020
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Mar 4, 2020
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Mar 4, 2020
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Mar 4, 2020
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Mar 4, 2020
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Mar 4, 2020
Schrader, Kurt
· Mar 2, 2020
WALDEN, GREG
· Mar 2, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 26, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· Feb 25, 2020
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 25, 2020
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 25, 2020
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Feb 25, 2020
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Feb 12, 2020
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Feb 12, 2020
 R
Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Feb 12, 2020
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Feb 12, 2020
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Feb 12, 2020
McCarthy, Kevin
· Feb 12, 2020
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Feb 12, 2020
Stivers, Steve
· Feb 12, 2020
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Feb 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5859: Trillion Trees Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5859/
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"H.R. 5859: Trillion Trees Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5859/.
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H.R. 5859, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5859/.
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