# 116-hr-5859: Trillion Trees Act

116-hr-5859, Trillion Trees Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR); status Committee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5859
- Congress: 116
- Title: Trillion Trees Act
- Status: Committee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2020-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 37
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Trillion Trees Act This bills establishes requirements and incentives to plant trees and conduct other land management practices for the purposes of capturing and storing carbon.

## Cosponsors (37)

- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2020-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN SHIMKUS (R-IL), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2020-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2020-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2020-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2020-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2020-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5859 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5859)

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