Trillion Trees Act
Latest action · Jun 15, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 19, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Trillion Trees Act
This bills establishes a variety of requirements and incentives to plant trees and conduct other land management practices for the purposes of capturing and storing carbon in domestic and international trees and forests. Additionally, the bill provides incentives to research or develop other carbon sequestration tools.
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to set targets to increase forest carbon stock through January 1, 2100, for the purposes of sequestering and storing carbon in U.S. forests.
It also establishes and provides funding for the Trillion Trees Challenge Fund to provide grants to nonfederal entities for activities related to reforestation efforts on public or private lands. In addition, it raises the cap on the Reforestation Trust Fund to enhance forest health in the National Forest System and requires the USDA to establish a Tree City USA Grant Program.
The bill also allows the U.S. Agency for International Development to enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization to establish an International Forest Foundation to promote reforestation and prevent deforestation.
Additionally, it establishes requirements and incentives to address seedling shortages and support nurseries.
Finally, the bill provides market incentives to research or develop other carbon sequestration tools relating to biochar, sustainable building practices, biochemical and bioplastic products, and biomass energy.
Cosponsors 105
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 19, 2021 to Oct 21, 2022, with 72 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Original | Apr 19, 2021 |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Original | Apr 19, 2021 |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Original | Apr 19, 2021 |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Original | Apr 19, 2021 |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Original | Apr 19, 2021 |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Original | Apr 19, 2021 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Apr 19, 2021 |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Original | Apr 19, 2021 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Original | Apr 19, 2021 |
| R-OR | Cliff Bentz | Original | Apr 19, 2021 |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Original | Apr 19, 2021 |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Apr 19, 2021 |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Original | Apr 19, 2021 |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Original | Apr 19, 2021 |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Apr 19, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Apr 19, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 19, 2021Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, Ways and Means, Science, Space, and Technology, and Education and Labor, 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.
- Apr 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2477 | Urban Forests Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jun 7, 2021 |
| HR 2500 | Forest TECH Improvement Act | Related bill | Jun 14, 2021 |
| HR 2562 | SOS for Seedlings Act | Related bill | Jun 14, 2021 |
| HR 2581 | BIOCHAR Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jun 15, 2021 |
| HR 2621 | Forestry Education and Workforce Development Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jun 15, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Advisory bodies
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Air quality
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Building construction
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Ecology
- Economic development
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Endangered and threatened species
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental education
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental technology
- Fires
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Higher education
- Horticulture and plants
- Income tax credits
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Indian social and development programs
- Infrastructure development
- International organizations and cooperation
- Land use and conservation
- Outdoor recreation
- Performance measurement
- Pollution liability
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Rural conditions and development
- Small business
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local finance
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Technology assessment
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
- Water quality
- Watersheds
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2021Introduced in House
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