# 116-hr-5311: Forestry Renewal Act

116-hr-5311, Forestry Renewal Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5311
- Congress: 116
- Title: Forestry Renewal Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2019-12-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Forestry Renewal Act This bill makes permanent the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council. The council shall meet at least twice a year. The bill removes the ceiling on the amount that may by transferred by the Department of Agriculture to the Reforestation Trust Fund.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7308: RISE Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-865: Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-5311 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5311)

## Related
- [116-hr-7308: RISE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7308)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-865: Rebuild America’s Schools Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-865)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5311 (as of 2025-11-18).