# 116-hr-8291: TREE Act of 2020

116-hr-8291, TREE Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8291
- Congress: 116
- Title: TREE Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-09-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Tackling Residential Energy burdens Efficiently Act of 2020 or the TREE Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a grant program for states, local governments, Indian tribes, and other entities to plant a minimum of 300,000 trees annually in residential neighborhoods throughout the United States.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-6559: COVID–19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6365: Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5549: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumously for acts of valor while a member of the Navy during World War II.
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-4194: National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-8291 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8291)

## Related
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-6559: COVID–19 Every Worker Protection Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6559)
- [116-hr-6365: Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6365)
- [116-hr-5549: To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Doris Miller posthumo…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5549)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-4194: National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8291 (as of 2025-11-18).