TREES Act of 2023
Latest action · Nov 10, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
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.
- IntroducedNov 9, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Trees for Residential Energy and Economic Savings Act of 2023 or the TREES Act of 2023
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a grant program for facilitating tree planting projects that reduce residential energy consumption. Under the program, DOE must award grants in a manner that facilitates the planting of at least 300,000 trees each year. States, local governments, Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, or retail power providers may apply for grants.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 9, 2023 to Nov 12, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jun 14, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jul 15, 2024 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Jul 26, 2024 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Sep 10, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Sep 24, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 11, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Oct 29, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Nov 12, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Nov 9, 2023 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Nov 10, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 10, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
- Nov 9, 2023Introduced in House
- Nov 9, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 186, November 9, 2023, page H5671.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3522 | TREES Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | May 26, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to facilitate tree planting that reduces residential energy consumption, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Trees for Residential Energy and Economic Savings Act of 2023
- TREES Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
