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S 1782 117th Congress Senate Energy

TREES Act of 2021

Introduced: September 21, 2021 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 20, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Trees for Residential Energy and Economic Savings Act of 2021 or the TREES Act of 2021

This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a grant program for states, local governments, Indian tribes, and other entities to facilitate tree planting projects that reduce residential energy consumption. Under the program, DOE must award grants to facilitate the planting of at least 300,000 trees annually in residential neighborhoods.

What's happening now May 20, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3522 Related bill TREES Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 8, 2022
 D
Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Sep 21, 2021
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1782: TREES Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1782/
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"S. 1782: TREES Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1782/.
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S. 1782, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1782/.
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