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TREE Act of 2020

Introduced: September 17, 2020 Introduced by: Cleaver, Emanuel Democratic · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Sep 17, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 17, 2020
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Tackling Residential Energy burdens Efficiently Act of 2020 or the TREE Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a grant program for states, local governments, Indian tribes, and other entities to plant a minimum of 300,000 trees annually in residential neighborhoods throughout the United States.

What's happening now September 17, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4038 Identical bill TREE Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8291: TREE Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8291/
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"H.R. 8291: TREE Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8291/.
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H.R. 8291, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8291/.
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