About the bill
But is it just a Republican attempt to pay lip service to green causes without enacting the more serious reforms?
Context
Planting one trillion trees may be able to counteract the past decade of global warming,
according to an estimate by ecologist Thomas Crowther and colleagues at the Switzerland university ETH Zurich.
Accordingly, the One Trillion Trees Initiative was started in January, with a combination of national governments, environmental organizations, and private sector businesses jointly attempting to plant one trillion trees by 2050.
“We’re committed to conserving the majesty of God’s creation and the natural beauty of our world,” Trump said at Davos in January. “Today, I’m pleased to announce the United States will join One Trillion Trees Initiative being launched here at the World Economic Forum. And in …
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on February 12, 2020, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
37 Cosponsors (34 Republicans, 3 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Westerman Hosts Trillion Trees Press Conference”
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Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR4]
(Sponsor)
on Mar 10, 2020
“Marshall Applauds Administrations Promotion of Trees”
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Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]
(Co-sponsor)
on Oct 15, 2020
“Higgins Joins Republican Colleagues in Support of Trillion Trees Act”
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Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA3]
(Co-sponsor)
on Mar 11, 2020
History
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Feb 12, 2020
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Introduced
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Feb 26, 2020
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Considered by House Committee on Natural Resources
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Apr 19, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2639 (117th). |
H.R. 5859 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5859. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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