HR 2639 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Trillion Trees Act

Introduced Apr 19, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Bruce Westerman R-AR

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedApr 19, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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; 72 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-KYAndy BarrOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-OHAnthony GonzalezOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-UTBlake D. MooreOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-UTChris StewartOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-ORCliff BentzOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-WADan NewhouseOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-PADaniel MeuserOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-CADavid G. ValadaoOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-OHDavid P. JoyceOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-CADevin NunesOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-NEDon BaconOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-AKDon YoungOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-CODoug LambornOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-SDDusty JohnsonOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-LAGarret GravesOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalApr 19, 2021
D-TXHenry CuellarOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-ARJ. French HillOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-CAJay ObernolteOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-NEJeff FortenberryOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-ALJerry L. CarlOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-UTJohn R. CurtisOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-TXKay GrangerOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-NDKelly ArmstrongOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-CAKevin McCarthyOriginalApr 19, 2021
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-WYLiz CheneyOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-NVMark E. AmodeiOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-MNMichelle FischbachOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-ALMike RogersOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-SCNancy MaceOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-MNPete StauberOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-MIPeter MeijerOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalApr 19, 2021
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-IDRuss FulcherOriginalApr 19, 2021
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalApr 19, 2021
R-OHSteve StiversOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-ARSteve WomackOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-TNTim BurchettOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-OKTom ColeOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-KSTracey MannOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-MSTrent KellyOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-CAYoung KimOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-NMYvette HerrellOriginalApr 19, 2021
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupApr 21, 2021
R-KYBrett GuthrieApr 21, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinApr 21, 2021
R-MOJason SmithApr 21, 2021
R-IAAshley HinsonMay 7, 2021
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezMay 7, 2021
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannMay 7, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyMay 7, 2021
R-ILDarin LaHoodMay 7, 2021
R-KSJake LaTurnerMay 7, 2021
D-NJJefferson Van DrewMay 7, 2021
R-OHMichael R. TurnerMay 7, 2021
R-FLMichael WaltzMay 7, 2021
R-CAMichelle SteelMay 7, 2021
R-FLNeal P. DunnMay 7, 2021
R-NCRichard HudsonMay 7, 2021
R-GARick W. AllenMay 7, 2021
R-MNTom EmmerMay 7, 2021
R-TXTony GonzalesMay 7, 2021
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeMay 7, 2021
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVMay 7, 2021
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarMay 11, 2021
R-PAMike KellyMay 11, 2021
R-INJackie WalorskiMay 14, 2021
R-ILAdam KinzingerMay 25, 2021
R-INLarry BucshonMay 25, 2021
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarJun 16, 2021
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerJun 23, 2021
R-FLScott FranklinJul 26, 2021
R-MITim WalbergJan 11, 2022
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickJun 21, 2022
R-CAConnie ConwayJul 26, 2022
R-OHSteve ChabotOct 21, 2022

Committees 6

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseScience, Space, and Technology Committee
Referred Apr 19, 2021
Environment Subcommittee
Referred Apr 19, 2021
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Apr 19, 2021
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
Referred Jun 15, 2021
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Apr 19, 2021
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Apr 19, 2021
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Apr 19, 2021
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Apr 19, 2021

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 15, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  2. Apr 19, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Apr 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
  4. 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.

In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H7429Pete Stauber R-MNJul 29, 2022
HouseDebate and remarks H4274Bruce Westerman R-AR, Cliff Bentz R-ORJul 29, 2021
HouseLists H1954H.R. 2639–2667—Apr 19, 2021

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

[Pages H1954-H1955] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. WESTERMAN: H.R. 2639. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, clause 2 Article I, Section 8, clause 1 Article I, Section 8, clause 18

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 67, April 19, 2021, page H1955.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 117-6MEMBER DAY461 pagesAgriculture CommitteeMay 18, 2021

Related bills 5

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2477Urban Forests Act of 2021Related billJun 7, 2021
HR 2500Forest TECH Improvement ActRelated billJun 14, 2021
HR 2562SOS for Seedlings ActRelated billJun 14, 2021
HR 2581BIOCHAR Act of 2021Related billJun 15, 2021
HR 2621Forestry Education and Workforce Development Act of 2021Related billJun 15, 2021

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish forest conservation practices through management, reforestation, and utilization which lead to the sequestration of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Trillion Trees Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 19, 2021Introduced in House

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